Employment Law Archives

COVID-19: pregnant healthcare worker to bring claim against NHS employment agency for refusing to put her on furlough

NHS Professionals, an employment agency owned by the Department of Health and Social Care, is to be sued by a pregnant healthcare assistant after it refused to put her on…

COVID-19: increasing number of employees report fraudulent use of furlough scheme

Over a third of all Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related calls received by whistleblowing charity, Protect, have been made by employees reporting an employer’s misuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.…

COVID-19: growing number of businesses set to repay CJRS funds

A growing number of businesses, including FTSE 100 company Bunzl, are pledging to repay funds received as part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). For Bunzl, whose profits rose…

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week, organised by the Mental Health Foundation, is a specific week designed to raise awareness for mental health. As mental health problems can affect anyone on any day of…

Sun Awareness Week

According to Cancer Research UK, melanoma skin cancer incidence rates in the UK are projected to rise by 7% by 2035. Sun Awareness Week is a wellbeing event organised by…

World Day for Health and Safety at Work

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) marks its World Day for Safety and Health at Work on or around 28 April each year, and it is an international campaign to promote safe,…

Government publishes new statutory guidance on Modern Slavery Act 2015 and modern slavery statement

The government has published new statutory guidance for England and Wales on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). The guidance is aimed at staff in England and Wales within…

Government guide to parental bereavement leave and pay

The government has published guidance for employers on the new right to statutory parental bereavement leave and pay which came into force on 6 April. The guidance confirms what…

Government updates guidance on calculating holiday pay

The government’s guidance on how to calculate holiday pay for workers without fixed hours or pay has been updated to refer to the new 52-week reference period introduced by the…

Employer not vicariously liable for data protection breach committed by employee

The Supreme Court has decided that Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrisons) is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who, without authorisation and in a deliberate attempt to…

Voluntary weekly deductions for football season ticket reduced pay for NMW purposes

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has decided that weekly deductions for the purpose of buying a season ticket to football matches, which was voluntary on the part of the employee,…

Walk To Work Day

Who actually walks to work anymore?! In celebration of walk to work day, why not change up your routine, add a little more time to it, and see how a…

Stress Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. According to the Mental Health…

Employers are not legally required to carry out an investigatory hearing during a disciplinary process

In Sunshine Hotel v Goddard, the EAT confirmed that there is no legal requirement for employers to carry out a separate investigatory hearing during a disciplinary process. When an…

Ethical veganism may be a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010

In this landmark case, an employment tribunal judge has ruled that ethical veganism is capable of amounting to a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. The Claimant, Jordi…

Changes in legislation regarding Contracts of Employment

There is a change in legislation happening on 6 April 2020. Changes to Contracts of Employment From 6 April 2020, your contracts of employment must contain the following information (as…

Time To Talk Day

Today is Time to Talk Day, a day in which we must promote the open discussion about mental health to help change lives. One in four of us will be or…

World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day is an international day to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment, World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International…

EHRC publishes new technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work. It replaces previous guidance published in December 2017, which has been deleted from the…

Non-smokers given four days extra holidays by Swindon employer

A Swindon based recruitment agency is rewarding workers with four days of extra holiday per annum if they don’t take smoke breaks. The managing director argues that the policy aims…

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COVID-19: pregnant healthcare worker to bring claim against NHS employment agency for refusing to put her on furlough

COVID-19: increasing number of employees report fraudulent use of furlough scheme

COVID-19: growing number of businesses set to repay CJRS funds

Mental Health Awareness Week

Sun Awareness Week

World Day for Health and Safety at Work

Government publishes new statutory guidance on Modern Slavery Act 2015 and modern slavery statement

Government guide to parental bereavement leave and pay

Government updates guidance on calculating holiday pay

Employer not vicariously liable for data protection breach committed by employee

Voluntary weekly deductions for football season ticket reduced pay for NMW purposes

Walk To Work Day

Stress Awareness Month

Employers are not legally required to carry out an investigatory hearing during a disciplinary process

Ethical veganism may be a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010

Changes in legislation regarding Contracts of Employment

Time To Talk Day

World Cancer Day

EHRC publishes new technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work

Non-smokers given four days extra holidays by Swindon employer