Employment law
Case shows risk of transferee liability for harassment occurring before TUPE transfers
It is well known in employment law that transferee employers will inherit liability for the transferor’s acts and omissions in...
WFH and HR: managing remote working effectively
With snow affecting areas of the UK, Martin Flick looks at how to manage situations that warrant staff needing to...
Five steps for dealing with a grievance raised by one employee about another
When an employee raises a grievance, it is often about another employee. It could be an allegation of bullying by...
Tribunal impartiality: Wikipedia research made panel appear biased
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that employment tribunal impartiality was called into question...
Tribunal watch: Football club worker dismissed over rumours of workplace relationship with player
A former worker at League One football club Port Vale has won her claim for sex discrimination after she was...
First Twitter tribunal case offers lessons on social media at work
In December 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the misuse of Twitter by an employee for the first time....
Could teacher suspensions open schools up to legal claims?
The decision by schools to take action against staff amid confusion over child protection rules could potentially expose them to...
Tribunal watch: Interest payable in equal pay claim
A Scottish employment tribunal has held that 300 North Lanarkshire Council employees who are claiming equal pay will be able...
Ten expensive employment tribunal awards in 2014
Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However,...
Holiday pay, overtime and commission: making sense of annual leave
How should employers account for commission and overtime when calculating an employee's holiday pay?
Shared parental leave timeline: key dates for HR
Shared parental leave might feel like something for April 2015, but it is already having an impact on employers. We...
Shared parental leave: more than half believe childcare should be shared
More than half of UK adults believe that childcare should be shared equally between couples, a government survey has found....
Apprenticeships: how to avoid employment law problems
In the second of two articles on employing younger people, Adrian Martin provides a brief overview of the law, both...
Stress-related injury: is it harder for employees to win a claim?
According to a recent report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, “almost one in four British adults… experience a diagnosable...
Protecting LinkedIn contacts: how to stop departing employees poaching clients
The risk of employees using contact lists to poach clients when they leave an organisation is nothing new, but the...
