Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill: Advice for Employers
December 4, 2024The Employment Rights Bill aims to enact Labour’s manifesto commitment to strengthen workers’ rights and improve employment protections.
A cautionary tale: The importance of proper process when investigating sexual harassment
November 27, 2024With the Worker Protection Act coming into force on 26 October 2024 a new duty was placed on employers to…
Driving change: Bolt Drivers shift gears on employment rights
November 20, 2024Recent employment tribunal decisions have brought the spotlight back onto worker classification in the gig economy. A ruling on 7…
Did A Judge Really Say It Was More Acceptable to Swear in the North?
November 12, 2024This question was considered in a recent tribunal case, which ruled that an employee was unfairly dismissed after finding that…
Do employers have to let emotional support animals come to work?
November 6, 2024Deborah Cullingford, who worked as a bailiff in Leeds for over 10 years, brought a claim against the Ministry of…
4-Day Work Week and Consultation on Minimum Service Levels
February 28, 2023The 4-day working week trial has been seen as a success by those taking part, with 56/61 firms keen to…
Unpredictable to more predictable working hours changes in 2023
February 23, 20232023 sees a lot of new legislation planned that will affect employers and employees and once such bill is the…
Is using the F-Bomb at work still offensive?
February 17, 2023On 20 April 2020, Dadhania attended a meeting with her supervisor Mr Pell. Dadhania claimed that during the meeting Mr…
Can Tribunals consider employee data unlawfully retained?
February 7, 2023Recently, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a Respondent who kept employee data for over 10 years may…
Uber loses in the Supreme Court: drivers are workers, not self-employed
February 22, 2021On 19 February 2020 the Supreme Court upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision in the Uber BV v Aslam & Others…