1 November 2022 Blog Long COVID: Employee did not have disability when dismissed An Employment Tribunal has ruled that a Claimant was not disabled under the Equality Act when she caught COVID two and a half weeks before her dismissal... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 October 2022 Blog New legislation on redundancy protection and carer's leave on the way Two Bills which will enhance family-related employment rights are currently progressing through the Commons... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 October 2022 Blog Bill formulates new duty to prevent harassment in the workplace A private member's bill, backed by the Government, has formulated a new duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 October 2022 Blog Right to participate in share incentive plan transferred under TUPE The EAT looks at what happens to rights under share incentive schemes following a TUPE transfer... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 October 2022 Blog Assessing the Government’s plans for de-regulating the labour market The Government's plan to cut red tape for small businesses unlikely to equate to bonfire of employment rights... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 October 2022 Blog One more reason to favour a PILON clause A recent ruling has reinforced the benefits of including a payment in lieu of notice clause in employment contracts... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
28 September 2022 Blog Employment aspects of the Government’s growth plan The Chancellor's growth statement included some important announcements about employment policy... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 September 2022 Blog Three questions that must be answered when assessing fairness of redundancies The three key questions that tribunals must answer when assessing the fairness of redundancy dismissals... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
15 August 2022 Blog Compensation fully taxable despite inclusion of contribution to legal costs Why an employer's contribution to an employee's legal costs is normally taxable... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
11 August 2022 Blog Government consults on expanded approval process for public sector exit payments Changes are planned to the current system for approving public sector exit payments... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 August 2022 Blog EAT takes narrow view of political opinion exemption EAT clarifies meaning of political opinions for unfair dismissal purposes... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
28 July 2022 Blog Employment tribunal rules that radical veganism not protected belief Why radical veganism was held not to be a protected belief... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read