Blog - Morgan LaRoche

All-male boards a “thing of the past”?

The 30% Club has published its latest monthly statistics on female boardroom representation revealing that as of February 2021 in the FTSE 350, there are no all-male boards left and…

Uber drivers are workers

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld an employment tribunal decision that Uber drivers are workers. In particular, it was held that worker status was a question of statutory interpretation, rather…

Public Sector Exit Payments

The UK government has decided to revoke the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 which came into force on 4 November 2020. Following an extensive review of the…

IR35

This presentation will look at: ±Why do companies engage contractors? ±What is IR35? ±How are the IR35 rules changing on 6th April 21? ±What do businesses have to do to…

How can an employer defend a harassment claim?

A recent case has decided it is not simply enough to train staff but any training must be refreshed. Training that was 20 months old was found to be “stale”…

Surveillance in workplace

Recently, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided in a particular case that an employer was not entitled to dismiss an employee who was conducting surveillance in the workplace, noting that…

Lesbian Gay and Bisexual conflict at work

The CIPD have recently published their research report Inclusion at work: Perspectives on LGBT+ working lives, which has revealed that, over a twelve-month period, more than 40% of LGB+ workers…

Socio-economic Regulations

On 9 February 2021, the Welsh Government laid the Equality Act (Authorities subject to a duty regarding Socio-economic Inequalities) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (Regulations) before Senedd Cymru, together with an explanatory…

Employer could not rely on defence of taking all reasonable steps to prevent harassment

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal’s finding that an employer failed to take all reasonable steps to avoid an employee being racially harassed by another due to the…

25% of employees currently have no unfair dismissal rights

TUC has published a recent report revealing that approximately 7.5 million employees, being 25% of workers, have been employed for less than two year, therefore, not been employed long enough…

Mental health income gap in the UK

A recent report has been published by the Mental Health and Income Commission which is a collaboration of businesses, trade unions and charities led by the Money and Mental Health…

Flexible working to be day-one right for employees

The CIPD has launched a new campaign calling for the right to request flexible working to be a day-one right for all employees and for employers to advertise jobs as…

BEIS review of workers’ rights cancelled

On 27 January 2021, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, the Business Secretary, announced that a post-Brexit review of workers’ rights due to be carried out by the Department for Business, Energy and…

Awareness about workers’ rights to be improved

In a bid to combat nationwide lack of knowledge about workers’ rights, on 22 January 2021, the Welsh Government announced that it will be collaborating with a range of partners…

Domestic abuse guidance

On 14 January 2021, an open letter to employers calling on them to support the victims of domestic abuse was published by the Government. BEIS has also now published a…

Sexual harassment of women increases

Rights of Women charity has recently raised its concerns regarding the increase in online sexual harassment of women at work as platforms used by employers to facilitate remote working such…

The importance of preparing a Power of Attorney

“Kate Garraway’s heart-breaking story of her husband Derek’s year-long battle with Covid has been made even more complicated by the lack of legal protection she and Derek had in place.…

Extra bank holiday in June 2022 for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In a press release on 12 November 2020, the government announced the creation of a Platinum Jubilee four-day weekend in June 2022. Indeed, as part of the celebration of the…

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All-male boards a “thing of the past”?

Uber drivers are workers

Public Sector Exit Payments

IR35

How can an employer defend a harassment claim?

Surveillance in workplace

Lesbian Gay and Bisexual conflict at work

Socio-economic Regulations

Employer could not rely on defence of taking all reasonable steps to prevent harassment

25% of employees currently have no unfair dismissal rights

Mental health income gap in the UK

Flexible working to be day-one right for employees

BEIS review of workers’ rights cancelled

Awareness about workers’ rights to be improved

Domestic abuse guidance

Sexual harassment of women increases

The importance of preparing a Power of Attorney

Extra bank holiday in June 2022 for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee