On Wednesday 10 May, the Department for Business and Trade announced proposed changes to a number of employment law measures as part of their policy paper titled “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy”. This initial paper sets out a package...
The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill: A Bill to make provision about protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave. On 3 February 2023, the...
Over the last couple of years, the Employment Tribunals have faced a number of logistical challenges due to Covid, in how it deals with cases. This has resulted in the Presidents of both the England & Wales and Scotland Employment Tribunals...
In January 2022, research showed that the Employment Tribunal had seen a record number of claims relating to flexible working requests: an increase of 52%. It is expected that this increase was largely as a result of the pandemic and increased...
On Tuesday 4 January, Boris Johnson announced that “Plan B” rules would remain in place. This means the current guidance is such that employees should work from home where they are able to (this has been the guidance since 13 December 2021 in...
On 21 December 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out a £1bn fund to help businesses hit by the significant rise in COVID cases: Restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres will be eligible (in the coming weeks) to apply for a one-off grant of up to...
On 19th July 2021 the Government removed its guidance advising employees, wherever possible, to work from home; however, it is undeniable that a long-term consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is the increased ability to work from home, even in...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and on 28th February 2020 it raised its global assessment from high to very high. The Coronavirus is having an...
As you will have seen in our January newsletter, as part of the Good Work Plan, coming into effect on 6 April 2020, the holiday pay reference period used for determining a week’s pay is increasing from 12 weeks to 52 weeks. But, in practice, what...
Many people will meet their life partner at work. An online study in 2017 found that 15% meet their significant other at work. Yet, the McDonald’s CEO, Steve Easterbrook, has allegedly been fired for having a consensual relationship with a...
Last November, we advised on assisting staff suffering with menopausal symptoms following a couple of first instance decisions in the Employment Tribunal and this remains a highly relevant topic in employment law at the moment. The symptoms of...
