Employment Law Archives

UK Retailers named and shamed for failing to pay NMW

WH Smith, Argos and Marks and Spencer have been named alongside over 200 UK companies for failing to pay the statutory minimum wage to their employees. The list issued by…

Record rise in demand for dispute resolution services from ACAS

The Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) is an independent, impartial organisation mandated to liaise with both parties to an employment dispute with regard to possible settlement. In its annual…

Tribunal awards £100k compensation for gender-critical belief discrimination

In June 2021 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that gender critical beliefs (such as the belief that sex is biological and absolute) were philosophical beliefs and were consequently protected…

Two-thirds of Women Sexually Harassed at Work

“Sexual harassment and bullying have no place in modern workplaces” says TUC General Secretary Paul Nowa after a recent TUC poll revealed that three in five women have experienced sexual…

Long-term sickness: 2.55m unable to work.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that 2.55 million people in the UK are not at work because of long-term sickness, meaning that for every 13…

Reform: Handling flexible working requests

In light of the forthcoming changes to the flexible working provisions set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996, ACAS has initiated a consultation and issued a revised draft Code…

Campaigners call for four-day working week.

Coining the term ‘Burnout Britain’, the 4 Day Week Campaign Group has released a mini-manifesto ahead of the 2024 General Election which calls for amendments to the Working Time Regulations…

Shared Parental Leave: The Statistics

Only 1% of eligible mothers and 5% of eligible fathers take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) according to a recent report issued by the Department of Business and Trade. SPL…

McDonald’s second wave of sexual harassment allegations

February 2023 saw fast food giant McDonald’s sign a legal agreement with the EHRC in a bid to improve its handing of workplace sexual harassment complaints. However, 5 months on,…

Why do women leave the workforce prematurely?

The British Standards Institution has conducted a survey of over 5,000 women across the UK, USA, Australia, China and Japan to determine why women prematurely leave the workforce. Of the…

The ‘Right to Disconnect’

Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Labour Party has hinted at the inclusion of a ‘right to disconnect’ within their manifesto which, if implemented, would limit employers from contacting…

Ethical Veganism

In the case of Owen v Willow Tower Opco 1 Ltd ET/2400073/2022, the Employment Tribunal found that a care home worker’s alleged belief in ethical veganism was not genuinely held…

Career ramifications for almost half of menopausal employees

A recent survey of 1,001 employees has revealed that 44% of menopausal employeeswho have experienced symptoms linked to the menopause, do not divulge the information for fear of it negatively…

Eight employers ‘named and shamed’ for failing to report gender pay gap.

Amaris Hospitality Limited and The Contact Company Ltd are two of the eight organisations named and shamed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for failing to report on…

New guidance published by the CIPD to support employees experiencing fertility issues

Although people have begun to discuss fertility issues more openly in recent years, it continues to be a topic that is not discussed widely in both society and in the…

Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace – new standard published by the British Standards Institute (BSI)

Following an extensive consultation with members of the public and various experts, the British Standards Institute (BSI) have recently published the menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace standard.…

The cost-of-living impact on employees’ mental health

An Acas survey of just over 1,000 employees has found that the mental health of 47% of respondents has suffered due to the increase in the cost-of-living. 10% of respondents…

LGBT+ policies not enough to ensure inclusion

Although LGBT+ workers are protected by law from discrimination, harassment and bullying, a recent report published by the TUC shows that despite the progress of recent decades, many LGBT+ workers…

New research published: Dyslexic-friendly workplaces

Made by Dyslexia and Randstad Enterprise have recently conducted research which shows a significant disparity between the perception of HR leaders, who believe they are progressing towards establishing dyslexic-friendly workplaces,…

£100,000 in compensation for gender critical belief discrimination

The case of Forstater v CGD Europe and others has been a high-profile case attracting significant media attention and following a recent remedies hearing, the case once again attracted the…

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Category: Employment Law

UK Retailers named and shamed for failing to pay NMW

Record rise in demand for dispute resolution services from ACAS

Tribunal awards £100k compensation for gender-critical belief discrimination

Two-thirds of Women Sexually Harassed at Work

Long-term sickness: 2.55m unable to work.

Reform: Handling flexible working requests

Campaigners call for four-day working week.

Shared Parental Leave: The Statistics

McDonald’s second wave of sexual harassment allegations

Why do women leave the workforce prematurely?

The ‘Right to Disconnect’

Ethical Veganism

Career ramifications for almost half of menopausal employees

Eight employers ‘named and shamed’ for failing to report gender pay gap.

New guidance published by the CIPD to support employees experiencing fertility issues

Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace – new standard published by the British Standards Institute (BSI)

The cost-of-living impact on employees’ mental health

LGBT+ policies not enough to ensure inclusion

New research published: Dyslexic-friendly workplaces

£100,000 in compensation for gender critical belief discrimination