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The Good Work Plan = The Government announces extensive employment law reforms following Taylor review.

The Government has responded to recommendations by the Taylor Review (July 2017) through the publication of the “Good Work Plan”, which shows the Government’s clear intention to legislate and improve…

Snow days

With talk of snow again this week we look at how snow chaos can affect businesses. Minimum working temperature For workers who work inside, the general rule is that the…

Common Law Marriage

Almost half of the people in England and Wales believe that Common law marriage exists The British Social Attitudes Survey carried out by The National Centre for Social Research has…

Publication of the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill

The Government published its draft Domestic Abuse Bill on 21st January 2019. The Bill will prohibit a domestic abuser from cross-examining their former victim in Family Courts. The proposed legal…

Employment Tribunals set to pilot online trials

Employment Tribunals are looking to the future and have announced a trial period of pilot online trials, like those of Tax Tribunals. This system will allow cases to be conducted…

Potential GDPR breach where employees check work emails out of hours

The busy world we live in, now means working from home or whilst commuting is fast becoming a growing normality. However, the recent changes to data protection legislation now means…

BEIS updated minimum wage guidance to include paid work trials

The department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has updated its guidance on calculating the minimum wage to include unpaid work trials. The guidance has been updated to…

Employees early dementia discriminated at work

Occupational Medicine (a scientific journal) recently published a study into the management of employees who suffer with early on set dementia. The disease currently affects around 42000 people under the…

Employee dismissal while entitled to long-term disability benefits in breach of implied term

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)recently decided that an employment tribunal was wrong to find an employer was correct in dismissing an employee on the grounds of capability while he was…

New Guidance on employing people with disabilities or health condition.

A guide on recruiting, managing and supporting employees with disabilities and health conditions has been published by the Department for work and pensions. The guidance follows the Disability Confident campaign,…

#MeToo Impact on Workplace Culture

ACAS has published new research, to investigate the effect of the #MeToo movement on workplace culture. Despite, the widespread media coverage surrounding the #MeToo movement, only 1 in 4 respondents…

Court of Appeal: Sash Windows Case settles

Settlement arrived on 20 November 2018 for Sash Windows Workshops Ltd & another v King, coincidently, the same day the Court of Appeal was due to hear the case. The…

Ffurflen ET1 ar gael nawr yn y Gymraeg.

I ddiwallu anghenion siaradwyr Cymraeg, mae gwefan y Llywodraeth wedi cyflwyno fersiwn Cymraeg o’r ffurflen ET1. Mae’r fersiwn Cymraeg o’r ffurflen ET3 hefyd yn cael ei ddatblygu ar hyn o…

Dismissing bus driver for failing drugs test was unfair

A recent employment tribunal case involving First Essex Bus Limited found that a bus driver was unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after failing a routine drugs test. The tribunal felt…

New ACAS advice on performance management systems

New advice has been published by ACAS on performance management and the fair treatment of staff. The advice based on research which found that 1 in 4 organisations adapt their…

Taylor Review: Naming Shaming Scheme for Unpaid Employment Tribunal Awards Launched

In December 2018, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a scheme to name employers who fail to pay employment tribunal awards. Back in July 2017, the…

Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry into use of NDA’s in harassment and discrimination case.

In November 2018, the Women and Equalities Committee launched a full-scale inquiry into non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) in harassment and discrimination cases, which is a follow on from their sexual harassment…

Consultation on parental bereavement leave and apply government response published.

The new Act, Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, aims to create a statutory right for employed parents to, paid time off, work following the loss of a child…

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The Good Work Plan = The Government announces extensive employment law reforms following Taylor review.

Snow days

Common Law Marriage

Publication of the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill

Employment Tribunals set to pilot online trials

Potential GDPR breach where employees check work emails out of hours

BEIS updated minimum wage guidance to include paid work trials

Employees early dementia discriminated at work

Employee dismissal while entitled to long-term disability benefits in breach of implied term

New Guidance on employing people with disabilities or health condition.

#MeToo Impact on Workplace Culture

Court of Appeal: Sash Windows Case settles

Ffurflen ET1 ar gael nawr yn y Gymraeg.

Dismissing bus driver for failing drugs test was unfair

New ACAS advice on performance management systems

Taylor Review: Naming Shaming Scheme for Unpaid Employment Tribunal Awards Launched

Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry into use of NDA’s in harassment and discrimination case.

Consultation on parental bereavement leave and apply government response published.