Employment law
Employment Law: Unfair Dismissal During Covid-19 | June 2023
The following important case was heard by the Employment Appeal Tribunal on 12th May 2023. This is an important precedent for employers to observe, particularly those who are facing unfair dismissal claims from employees who were made redundant during the...
Employment Law: Right to Request Flexible Working | April 2023
Employment Law: Right to Request Flexible Working | April 2023 It is always beneficial to keep a breadth of forthcoming changes to Employment Law and our spotlight this month is on an employee’s right to request flexible working. The current legal...
Employment Law: Variation of Contract – ‘Fire and Re-hire’ | February 2023
Employment Law: Variation of Contract – ‘Fire and Re-hire’ | February 2023 The current law is that neither party has the right to unilaterally change a Contract of Employment – such terms can be changed only if the parties agree...
Employment Law: Calculation of Holiday Pay | December 2022
Employment Law: Calculation of Holiday Pay | December 2022 Several months ago, we looked at the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel and the implications this has had for organisations when it comes to calculating holiday entitlement and pay. In this...
Employment Law: Will There Be a 2023 Employment Bill? | November 2022
Employment Law: Will There Be a 2023 Employment Bill? | November 2022 Whilst the government accepted the Taylor Report in 2018, including the majority of the recommendations set out in the publication of the Good Work Plan, it has yet...
Employment Law: Right to Work Changes | October 2022
Employment Law: Right to Work Changes | October 2022 As part of the government’s response to COVID-19, they introduced temporary adjustments to the right to work process. These changes have now been revoked as of 30 September 2022. The adjustments...
Employment Law: Employment Status – The Government’s Response | September 2022
Employment Law: Employment Status – The Government’s Response | September 2022 Following the 2017 Taylor Review and subsequent recommendations in the 2018 Good Work Plan, the Government has launched a consultation exercise to look into the issue of employment status and whether...
Employment Law: Supreme Court Judgement on Holiday Pay | August 2022
Employment Law: Supreme Court Judgement on Holiday Pay | August 2022 In this month’s Employment Law update, we take a look at the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel, where the Supreme Court ruled that seasonal or part-year staff, who are retained...
Employment Law: Long Covid and T Burke v Turning Point Scotland | July 22
Employment Law: Long Covid and T Burke v Turning Point Scotland | July 22 Long Covid and T Burke v Turning Point Scotland: 4112457/2021 ACAS state that by law, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a...
Employment Law: Covid-19 Employment Appeal Tribunal | June 2022
Employment Law: Covid-19 Employment Appeal Tribunal | June 2022 In this Employment Law update, we’re taking a look at the case of Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting, where an Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the decision to dismiss an employee after he refused to...
