Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.
Recruiters should offer flexible working option as “standard”
Flexible working options should be a standard offering in new roles if employers and recruiters are to meet the challenges...
Do traditional grievance procedures destroy relationships?
HR professionals have relied on formal grievance procedures for years, but are they still fit for purpose? In an extract...
Modern slavery statements: key updates for employers
The Government has updated its guidance on the requirement for large commercial organisations to prepare a slavery and human trafficking...
Make big brands liable for supply chain non-compliance – Matthew Taylor
Major companies should be jointly liable for non-compliance with employment...
Commentary
Springboard injunctions: Case law shows mixed success
Employers often use interim or “springboard” injunctions to protect confidential information after employees decide to leave. But they are not...
Microchipping workers: What are the moral, practical and legal implications?
Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based tech company, recently became one of the first in the world to microchip staff. David...
Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?
Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...
Discrimination
Sexual harassment: how to make staff take complaints seriously
The Harvey Weinstein scandal has once again placed the spotlight on sexual harassment reporting. Victims of sexual harassment are often...
Six ways to be more inclusive of transgender people in the workplace
HR has a key role in preventing discrimination against transgender people. Jennie Kermode, author of a new book on transgender...
Ethnicity facts and figures must be “explained or changed”
Theresa May will challenge society to “explain or change” disparities in how people from different ethnic backgrounds are treated, as...
Redundancy
Top 10 HR questions September 2017: Travel time and zero hours status
Should you include time spent travelling when calculating employees’ working time? The number one FAQ for September deals with this...
Court victory expands collective consultation rights, claims Unison
A Court of Appeal decision “makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the...
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Tupe
TUPE abattoir case decision reinforces activity rules
The recent decision on Anglo Beef Processors UK v Longland is the latest TUPE case to confirm the rules on...
Top 10 HR questions July 2017: Data subject access requests
Employers will have less time to respond to data subject access requests under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...
Repeal Bill: No immediate change for workers’ rights
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
Maternity & Paternity
Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working
A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...
Women on maternity leave denied training opportunities
One quarter (24%) of women on maternity leave are not offered the same training opportunities as their colleagues, according to...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
