The Queen’s Speech was delivered on 19th December 2019 and sets out details of government’s intentions over the coming year....
In Forstater v CGD Europe & Others, the Claimant’s consultancy contract was terminated after she made comments expressing her views that there are only two sexes and that it is impossible to change sex....
In Smith v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, a nurse won his claim for unfair dismissal, with the Employment Tribunal finding he had been dismissed for making protected disclosures. ...
Have you checked out our latest TUPE Quarter Podcast? The TUPE Quarter is a series of podcasts designed to bring you right up to date with TUPE. From updates on the latest developments and case law to discussions on common issues and myths that surround the area. ...
In Sethi v Elements Personnel Services, a Sikh man won his claim for religious discrimination against a recruitment agency who denied him work on account of his facial hair. ...
In Stuart Delivery Ltd v Augustine 2019, the EAT upheld the employment tribunal’s findings that a delivery courier was a ‘worker’ under S.230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996....
We are fast approaching one of the most extraordinary and unprecedented general elections in the history of the UK. Extraordinary in the sense that a December election has not been held since 1923 and unprecedented in the sense that the election is overtly linked to an intricate experience which the UK has never encountered before: leaving the EU. ...
Welcome to our fifth and final blog in our series summarising each political party’s pledges on matters effecting employment. ...
Welcome to Part 4 in our series of blogs summarising each political party’s pledges on matters effecting employment. Today we are looking at the Green Party’s manifesto....
As businesses continue to prepare for the impact of the April 2020 changes to IR35 and the private sector, it is important to be aware that this week the government has launched an update to its online check employment status for tax (CEST) tool....
Under TUPE, individuals who are ‘employed’ by the transferor and assigned to the organised grouping of resources or employees that is subject to the relevant transfer (whose contracts would otherwise be terminated by the transfer) will transfer to the transferee. ...
The Supreme Court, in Jhuti v Royal Mail, has reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision and held that an employee was unfairly dismissed for making a protected disclosure despite the fact that the decision-maker was unaware of the disclosure. ...
Welcome to Part 3 in our series of blogs summarising each political party’s pledges on matters effecting employment. Today we are looking at the Liberal Democrat’s manifesto. Set out from page 21, The Lib Dems’ key employment pledges are:...
Welcome to Part 2 in our series of blogs summarising each political party’s pledges on matters effecting employment....
This week, the UK’s political parties are releasing their manifestos for the general election on 12 December 2019. In a series of 5 blogs we will be detailing each parties’ pledges on matters effecting employment, starting today with Labour....
In the recent case of Cadent Gas Ltd v Singh the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal decision that an employee was automatically unfairly dismissed because of his trade union activities despite the fact that the disciplinary and appeal officers were not motivated by his union activities....
This week, Royal Mail won a High Court injunction against what would have been the first national postal strike for a decade, by up to 110,000 workers and scheduled to take place over the Christmas period....
Employers should be aware that changing or removing adjustments for a disabled employee could amount to a failure to make reasonable adjustments, even if they are replaced with other adjustments....
There have been some cases in 2019 which have offered employers guidance on restrictive covenants and demonstrated how important it is for employers to review such restrictions carefully....
The Chief Executive (“CE”) of McDonalds has this week been fired following a romantic relationship with a fellow employee. Despite the fact that the fast food giant acknowledged that the relationship was consensual, the CE was dismissed as he had violated company policy by engaging in the relationship....