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Our Employment Law specialists are dedicated to supporting you with plain-speaking legal advice, tailored to your individual situation. 

Your job might be the reason you get up in the morning or it might be the reason you can have fun at the weekends. Either way, it is important to you and when things go wrong at work, it can be stressful, exhausting and bewildering.

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International Women’s Day: Advancing Gender Equality in the Workplace

On March 8, 2024, the global community comes together to observe International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on progress made and the challenges that persist in achieving gender equality.  As societies strive to create more inclusive workplaces, the UN’s theme for...

All in a Day’s Work: Immigration Law Changes in 2024

This month's episode covers the changes that are coming into force in immigration law from Spring 2024. Alex Harper and Usof Shah will be discussing what employers should be doing now ahead of the changes and how this could impact organisations moving forward. Listen...

Sandwich Sparks Legal Battle

After being dismissed for eating a leftover sandwich, a cleaner is taking legal action against a London law firm, Devonshires Solicitors, alleging indirect race discrimination. Gabriela Rodriguez, an Ecuadorian national employed by Total Clean, was contracted to clean...

Should mental health challenges mitigate misconduct sanctions?

Having been dismissed due to allegations of ‘repeated inappropriate conduct’, a scientist at AstraZeneca, Dr James Muir, has been found by the Employment Tribunal to have been unfairly and wrongly dismissed and to have suffered disability discrimination. Dr Muir...

Anti-Zionism held to be a Protected Belief

Having been accused of antisemitic comments, a sociology professor, David Miller at the University of Bristol has been found to have been discriminated against. This case recognises anti-Zionist views as beliefs and has stirred significant debate surrounding the fine...

Legislation to guarantee tips for hospitality workers

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill is set to come into force on 1 July 2024.  The new legislation will place a legal obligation on employers to ensure that all tips, gratuity, and service charges are paid in full to workers, including eligible agency workers. ...

All in a Day’s Work: Introduction to Post Termination Restrictions

All in a Days Work - Introduction to Post Termination Restrictions In this episode of Herrington Carmichael’s All in a Day’s Work Employment and Immigration Law podcast, we are discussing post termination restrictions. We’re taking it back to basics by looking at what...

Freedom of Expression versus Offending Others?

The recent judgment in Phoenix v The Open University saw the Employment Tribunal uphold the majority of Professor Phoenix’s claims against her former employer for direct discrimination, harassment, victimisation and constructive dismissal stemming from her gender...

Is time of the essence? Constructive dismissal claims

A recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has received media attention when Dr Leaney, a teacher and a warden at Loughborough University, resigned from his job in order to bring a constructive unfair dismissal claim. This claim was dismissed and subsequently...

Snow your employment rights!

What are your rights if you are unable to get to work because of the snow?Employees are not automatically entitled to pay if they are unable to get to work because of adverse weather conditions. However, employers may have contractual or custom arrangements in place...

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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