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General Election 2019 – Implications for Employment Law

This blog provides an overview of the key policy statements and pledges relating to employment law being made by political parties in the run up to the General Election on…

Christmas in the workplace

HR Departments are always busy this time of year. Whether it’s arranging the Christmas party, dealing with inappropriate Secret Santa gifts or the fall-out from the Christmas Party. We have…

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2019 and annual statistics 2018/19

The Ministry of Justice has published the employment tribunal quarterly statistics for the period April to June 2019. During this period, single claim receipts and outstanding caseload increased by 14%…

Vegetarianism was not a belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010

Mr Conisbee was employed for approximately 5 months before resigning. He alleged discrimination on the ground of religion or belief contrary to the Equality Act 2010. His belief being vegetarianism.…

Proposed employment law reforms at Labour Party Conference

The Labour party made several announcements of interest at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, which took place in September 2019. The proposed reforms elaborate on promises made earlier this…

Employer liable for the death of employee during sex while on business trip

A court in Paris has found a French employer liable for the death of a man who died of a cardiac arrest during sex while on a business trip. The…

TUC calls for more UK bank holidays

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to increase the number of bank holidays for workers in the UK to 12. There are currently 8 bank holidays…

Timescales for responding to a subject access request

Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Information Commissioner’s Office have updated their guidance on timescales for responding to a subject access request (SAR), as…

Gay marriage cake

Ashers bakery, who refused to bake a cake with the message “Support gay marriage” on it, are being taken to the European Court of Human Rights by customer Gareth Lee.…

Holiday pay calculator removed from BEIS guidance

Following the decision in a recent case, the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Stretgy (‘BEIS’) has removed references to the holiday pay calculator from its guidance on calculating holiday…

What happens when employees are stranded abroad?

With the sad news of Thomas Cook’s collapse and with an estimated 600,000 people worldwide having their travel plans disrupted we take a look below at the employment law implications…

Employee’s covert recording of HR meeting was not a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dismissed an employer’s argument that an employee’s basic award and compensatory award should have been reduced to nil on account of the fact that she…

Offensive Facebook image was not done in the course of employment

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determined in a recent case that they did not consider an employer to be vicariously liable for harassment under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010)…

Wahaca have changed their policy as a result of a waiter paying a customer’s unpaid bill

Wahaca’s policy has been amended as a result of a waiter having to pay a customer’s unpaid bill. Prior to amendments, the policy required waiters to pay for unpaid bills…

Statistics for the employment tribunal between 1 January and 31 March 2019

Following the eradication of tribunal costs, the amount of claims brought in the employment tribunal are rising, based on the statistics between 1 January to 31 March 2019 produced by…

Free legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace

A free service provided by Rights of Women giving legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace has been launched, with the assistance of…

Workplace stress has led to an increase in disability discrimination cases by more than a third

Current research has indicated that disability discrimination claims being heard at employment tribunals has increased by 37% in just one year (from 2017 to 2018). Central to these cases is…

Discriminating by dismissing an employee despite the employer not being aware of the employee’s disability

In a recent case, the employer was unaware of an employee’s depression, which is considered to be a disability under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), until the employer was…

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General Election 2019 – Implications for Employment Law

Christmas in the workplace

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2019 and annual statistics 2018/19

Vegetarianism was not a belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010

Proposed employment law reforms at Labour Party Conference

Employer liable for the death of employee during sex while on business trip

TUC calls for more UK bank holidays

Timescales for responding to a subject access request

Gay marriage cake

Holiday pay calculator removed from BEIS guidance

What happens when employees are stranded abroad?

Employee’s covert recording of HR meeting was not a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence

Offensive Facebook image was not done in the course of employment

Wahaca have changed their policy as a result of a waiter paying a customer’s unpaid bill

Statistics for the employment tribunal between 1 January and 31 March 2019

Free legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace

Workplace stress has led to an increase in disability discrimination cases by more than a third

Discriminating by dismissing an employee despite the employer not being aware of the employee’s disability