Publications

On 24 January 2023, the Government published their response to a report from the Women and Equalities Committee entitled Menopause and the workplace.

We outline the current Government consultation on a proposed new statutory code of practice on the use of fire and rehire practices.

In this article, we have picked out 5 key things for those responsible for pensions within their organisation to be aware of.

Following Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling in Harpur Trust v. Brazel,  the Government has announced a consultation that is looking to change the calculation of holiday entitlement of part-year and irregular hours workers.

Direct marriage or civil partner discrimination occurs where a person (A) discriminates against another (B) if, because of marriage or civil partnership, A treats B less favourably than A treats or would treat others.

An overview of some of the legislative and case law changes to look out for in 2023.

In the case of Health & Safety Executive v Jowett the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that documents relating to the Claimant’s previous employment with the Respondent could be admissible evidence in assessing the time period of future losses.

The law recognises that employers need to be able to initiate settlement discussions with their employees without fear of those discussions being used as evidence against them.

Day one right to allow millions of employees the right to request flexible working in relation to when, where and how they work.

In the recent case of Hilaire v Luton Borough Council the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that removing a disabled local authority employee from the redundancy interview process and placing him in a new role without needing to go through the interview process would have removed the substantial disadvantage caused by his disability.

This year has seen increased living costs leading to an un-precedented number of strikes across different sectors and this is set to continue in the run-up Christmas.

Regulations have been made to extend the ban on adding exclusivity clauses in employment contracts to low-income workers who earn no more than the lower earnings limit.