13 January 2022 Blog Disclosure and fairness in disciplinary investigations The Court of Appeal has ruled on what documents employers need to disclose during a disciplinary investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
13 January 2022 Blog What’s in store in 2022? We have recently published our employment review of the year for 2021/2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 December 2021 Blog Union members are protected from detriment even if industrial action is unofficial The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the legislation which makes it unlawful to subject workers to a detriment to deter participation in union-related activities extends to all kinds of industrial action... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 December 2021 Blog Working from home guidance returns The Government's decision to implement "Plan B" means that working from home guidance will be reinstated from Monday 13 December... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 December 2021 Blog Growth in overemployment raises troublesome issues for employers Recent press reports suggest that some employees are now successfully working two jobs simultaneously. Arguably this has become more common because of the move to remote working during the pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 November 2021 Blog Employers should convey all disciplinary allegations and consider alternatives to dismissal The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal decision that the dismissal of an employee for his conduct at a political rally was unfair... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 November 2021 Blog Tribunal ruling required to resolve dispute over academic’s probationary period and dismissal The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the employment tribunal’s ruling about the early termination of a lecturer’s contract ... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 November 2021 Blog Unexpected failure to secure government support not special circumstance The Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected Carillion’s argument that the Government’s decision to refuse an urgent request for financial support amounted to special circumstances... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
28 October 2021 Blog Court of Appeal ruling overturned in trade union inducements litigation An employer had infringed trade union legislation when it made a direct pay offer to its workforce before it had completed the collective bargaining process... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
21 October 2021 Blog Court of Appeal confirms worker status for courier engaged via app The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a courier, who worked ad hoc shifts delivering parcels by moped, should have been classified as a worker... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 October 2021 Blog EAT gives first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability Just a few days before World Menopause Day, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ever ruling on whether typical menopausal symptoms can amount to a disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
30 September 2021 Blog EAT rules on justifying compulsory retirement for Oxford’s academic staff The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld two separate employment tribunal decisions about Oxford University’s compulsory retirement age for academic staff, even though they reached opposite conclusions on whether or not it was justified... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read