The CIJC Working Rule Agreement: An Overview What is it? The Construction Industry Joint Council (“CIJC”) Working Rule Agreement is an agreement that governs the terms and conditions of employment for certain construction workers where the employer chooses to...
Third Party Harassment: Relief for Employers? The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill proposed to make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties, including sexual harassment. However, the House of Lords recently amended...
Is Menopause a Disability? Whilst potentially considered a taboo subject in the past, there is now far more conversation about menopause and, with employment rates for women aged 50 – 64 increasing from 46.9% in 1992 to 66.3% in 2023, more women are experiencing...
Racist language – immediate dismissal or ill-judged mistake? A recent decision by the Employment Tribunal has received media attention when a 58-year-old Lloyds Bank employee, with no prior disciplinary record, was unfairly dismissed for using the N-word at work. This...
All in a Day’s Work: Introduction to TUPE In this episode, Sam Gray and Tom Hyatt, Employment Solicitors at Herrington Carmichael discuss the basic principles of TUPE including when a transfer arises, the impact this has on employees and how best to prepare for...
Gender Neutral Insults – Taking All Reasonable Steps In considering whether a transgender employee had been subject to discrimination, the Employment Tribunal has stated that the term ‘w****r’ is not a gender-neutral term and that using such a term towards a...
Sexual Harassment at work – Isn’t it 2023? In a recent judgment, the Tribunal awarded a substantial £357,000 to a 22-year-old trainee Project Supervisor from the National Grid, for 26 acts of sexual harassment and 8 acts of victimisation at the hands of her manager,...
Job Application by Phone – a Reasonable Adjustment? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment in AECOM v Mr Mallon demonstrates the importance of employers considering all options for reasonable adjustments, including for job applicants. In this recent judgment,...
Subject Access Requests – The Relentless Rise In recent years, employers have seen an overwhelming rise in data subject access requests (‘DSARs’) from their employees as a tactical move in workplace disputes and this is only set to continue. Responding to DSARs...
All in a Day’s Work: What is ESG? This month’s episode is an introduction to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) for Employers. We will be providing an overview of what ESG is, particularly from an employment perspective. We will also be...
