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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 the Bill to remove the proposed third party...

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 menopause during their working...

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 has highlighted the importance of employers needing to...

All in a Day’s Work: Introduction to TUPE

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 a...

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 transgender employee will likely be discriminatory if contrary...

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, who was also her mentor. The sexual...

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, an individual was awarded £2,700 for an employer not...

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 takes up considerable time and administrative...

All in a Day’s Work: What is ESG?

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 discussing...

Modern Slavery – A Reminder of Corporate Duties

Recent figures obtained by the BBC’s File on 4 have found that the number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care sector has more than doubled in the past year. According to the figures, there were 109 potential victims exploited for personal or financial...

Herrington Carmichael LLP's employment team is praised by clients as 'exceptional'. Alistair McArthur leads the practice, working on a range of employment law matters, with particular emphasis on enforcing post-termination obligations and TUPE. In February 2020, Darren Smith joined the firm from Boyes Turner; Smith acts for a number of prestigious leisure and hospitality sector clients and also strengthens the teams offering in complex discrimination cases.

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