Law Updates

8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill

It is now well established that employers should think carefully before deciding to suspend an employee pending a disciplinary investigation....

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8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill

In professional misconduct cases, a criminal investigation often sits alongside a disciplinary investigation. Employers do not want to wait for...

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8th August 2019 by Andrew Masters

Following the Taylor Review on Modern Working Practices, the government has proposed changes to employment law. The following changes to employment...

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8th August 2019 by Tessa Robinson

Since the introduction of shared parental leave in 2015 there has been a debate about whether employers who pay an...

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8th August 2019 by Andrew Masters

It has been established for some time that when workers are required to work overtime on a regular basis, then...

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8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill

In many cases of direct discrimination there will be no direct evidence of discriminatory intent for the Tribunal to go...

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8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill

One of the factors that can make dealing with allegations of harassment difficult is that conduct that one person finds...

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8th August 2019 by Andrew Masters

In Beattie v Condorrat War Memorial and Social Club, Ms Beattie was employed as a bar steward. In July 2015...

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8th August 2019 by Andrew Masters

Worker status has expanded recently and affects the public sector. In Braine v The National Gallery, an employment tribunal has held...

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8th August 2019 by Tessa Robinson

The government has made changes to the Right to Work Checking Service, which enables UK employers to check whether individuals...

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8th August 2019 by Tessa Robinson

An employer discriminates against a woman if they treat her unfavourably because she is taking maternity leave. In SW Yorkshire NHS...

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10th April 2019 by Melanie Christodoulou

“Prosecution” Ruled a Key Factor in Waiving the Forfeiture Rules The Forfeiture Rules are a set of rules laid down by...

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31st January 2019 by Amanda Okill

Incapacity is a potentially fair reason for dismissal. And while the dismissal of an employee who is on long-term sickness...

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31st January 2019 by Andrew Masters

Most of the cases dealing with the employment status of workers in the gig economy have concerned claims for paid...

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30th January 2019 by Tessa Robinson

One of the many differences between direct discrimination and discrimination because of something arising in consequence of an employee’s disability...

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30th January 2019 by Amanda Okill

Some conditions are excluded from the definition of disability. A tendency to steal, set fire to things or abuse others...

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30th January 2019 by Amanda Okill

Tribunal hearings can be a complicated business, especially when there are multiple allegations of discrimination to wade through. An Employment...

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30th January 2019 by Andrew Masters

A case of particular importance to the care sector is the Court of Appeal decision in Royal Mencap Society v...

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30th January 2019 by Amanda Okill

Any employer proposing to make an employee redundant should consider whether there is any alternative work that might be offered...

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30th January 2019 by Tessa Robinson

If an employee gives notice of resignation and the employer accepts it, then the normal rule is that the employee...

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