1 December 2020 Blog Key health and safety protections extend to workers The High Court has recently decided that, to comply with EU law, important provisions in the Employment Rights Act which protect employees from victimisation on certain health and safety grounds should also extend to workers... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 November 2020 Blog “Typical” menopausal symptoms amounted to a disability In what is possibly the first decision of its kind, an employment tribunal has decided that an employee with range of common menopausal symptoms was entitled to the protection of the Equality Act as a disabled person... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 November 2020 Blog Harassment doesn’t have to be intentional: a reminder Those following the Priti Patel news story in recent days might be forgiven for assuming that bullying and harassment needs to be intentional... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
12 November 2020 Blog Three key lessons about indirect age discrimination from the Court of Appeal The latest age discrimination decision from Court of Appeal is about the lawfulness of changes to the pay structure of the Probation Service in the early days of the public sector pay freeze in 2011... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
11 November 2020 Blog Extension of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: key changes to eligibility rules Revised guidance published yesterday confirms that the detailed ground rules for the operation of the extended CJRS will remain broadly similar to those of the original Scheme which ended on 31 October... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
1 November 2020 Blog Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended for further month On 31 October, a few hours before CJRS was due to end, the Prime Minister announced that it would be extended during November and the funding for employers made more generous... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 October 2020 Blog When does grief become a disability? A recently published Employment Appeal Tribunal decision explores when a grief reaction is sufficiently severe and long-term to amount to a disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
14 October 2020 Blog Cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made yesterday (14 October) and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 October 2020 Blog Launch of three-tier alert system leaves working from home guidance intact Based on the guidance published on 12 October, the Government’s key message to employers of office-based workers in England has not changed, even in areas on the highest alert level... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 September 2020 Blog Employment tribunal rule changes aim to increase capacity and cut delays The Government has announced some significant changes to the employment tribunal rules of procedure, which will take effect on 8 October. There will also be two changes to the early conciliation rules, applying from 1 December... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 September 2020 Blog Failure to frame disciplinary charges correctly led to unfair dismissal The latest EAT unfair dismissal decision involving child protection issues underlines the importance of framing disciplinary charges correctly. .. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
1 September 2020 Blog It can sometimes be fair to dismiss without following any procedure A senior manager who was dismissed without any formal procedure has been found to have been fairly dismissed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read