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Employment law

by Hannah Vickery 18 Apr 2022

Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.


 

Christian doctor transgender pronoun case
  • Gender
  • Belief discrimination
  • Latest News

Christian doctor loses transgender pronoun case, but beliefs worthy of protection

by Ashleigh Webber
29 Jun 2022
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a Christian doctor's beliefs about transgenderism were protected under the Equality Act 2010.
cyber security
  • General Data Protection Regulation
  • Latest News
  • Learning & development

What has cyber security got to do with HR?

by Patrick Byrne
29 Jun 2022

HR teams should not ignore the threat of a cyber attack on their business, as employees are often the first line of defence.

four day week legal
  • Latest News
  • HR practice
  • Productivity

Four-day week: what are the legal considerations for HR?

by Jo Faragher
28 Jun 2022

What are the legal and practical considerations of moving to the four-day a week working model?

religious necklace tribunal
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Latest News
  • Health and safety

Christian awarded £22k following dismissal over religious necklace

by Ashleigh Webber
24 Jun 2022

A Christian who lost his factory job for refusing to remove his crucifix necklace has been awarded more than £22,000.

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Commentary

Frewer v Google: a redacted email illustrating how privacy of employees or clients is sometimes protected
  • Latest News
  • Case law
  • Employment tribunals

Frewer v Google: How it’s getting harder to protect identities at tribunal

by Caroline Philipps and Mike Tremeer
30 May 2022

Caroline Philipps and Mike Tremeer examine a recent appeal where redactions of client identities were refused.

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  • Sexual harassment
  • Gender
  • Latest News

Angela Rayner: Scandal highlights inaction to prevent harassment at work

by Sarah Evans
27 Apr 2022

Employment lawyer Sarah Evans says the Angela Rayner scandal emphasises the government's inaction to introduce new duties on employers to prevent harassment at work.

Fully digital right to work checks are coming
  • Right to work
  • Latest News
  • Immigration

Digital right-to-work checks: what should employers do to prepare?

by Nicola Smyrl
13 Apr 2022

Employment lawyer Nicola Smyrl examines the new rules and potential costs around digital right-to-work checks

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Discrimination

Christian doctor transgender pronoun case
  • Gender
  • Belief discrimination
  • Latest News

Christian doctor loses transgender pronoun case, but beliefs worthy of protection

by Ashleigh Webber
29 Jun 2022

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a Christian doctor's beliefs about transgenderism were protected under the Equality Act 2010.

religious necklace tribunal
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Latest News
  • Health and safety

Christian awarded £22k following dismissal over religious necklace

by Ashleigh Webber
24 Jun 2022

A Christian who lost his factory job for refusing to remove his crucifix necklace has been awarded more than £22,000.

long covid disability
  • Disability discrimination
  • Long Covid
  • Latest News

Long Covid: what tribunal’s disability ruling means for HR

by Richard Fox and Özlem Mehmet
23 Jun 2022

An employment tribunal ruling confirms that, in the case of one worker, long Covid amounted to a disability.

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Redundancy

Man confused by computer
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Recruitment process outsourcing
  • Latest News

How HR can mitigate the risks and reap the rewards of AI at work

by Sanika Karandikar and Raoul Parekh
10 Jun 2022

Employers are at risk of facing tough employment claims if they fail to retain the human element when they use AI.

Top 10 HR Questions May 2022 Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
  • Settlement agreements
  • Right to work
  • Tax

Top 10 HR questions May 2022: Bank holidays

by XpertHR
1 Jun 2022

With the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, last month's most-asked questions include queries about bank holidays, annual leave, sickness, and more...

P&O Ferries boss denies reputational damage
  • Collective redundancy
  • Latest News
  • Employment law

P&O Ferries boss denies reputational damage after mass redundancies

by Adam McCulloch
27 May 2022

The boss of P&O Ferries has denied that his company has taken a reputational hit in the wake of its sudden sacking of 800 crew in mid-March.

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Tupe

  • General Data Protection Regulation
  • Right to work
  • Brexit

Top 10 HR questions May 2021: Right-to-work, Covid-19 vaccinations

by XpertHR
1 Jun 2021

Most frequently asked questions last month focus on right-to-work checks and Covid-19 vaccinations and quarantine.

  • IR35
  • Vaccinations
  • Latest News

Top 10 HR questions March 2021: IR35, vaccinations and SOSR

by XpertHR
1 Apr 2021

Our monthly round-up of what's worrying HR. In March HR's questions focused on IR35 reforms...

  • Collective redundancy
  • Hybrid working
  • Coronavirus

Can you afford to make staff redundant?

by Andy Taylor
30 Mar 2021

Faced with financial pressures, reducing headcount seems the logical next step. But redundancy carries its own direct and hidden costs, and there are alternatives …

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Maternity & Paternity

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  • Adoption
  • Neonatal leave
  • Maternity

Bill promising neonatal leave and pay presented to MPs

by Ashleigh Webber
15 Jun 2022

A bill to establish extended paid leave for parents of premature and sick babies will be introduced to parliament today....

equal parental leave
  • Enhanced pay
  • Shared parental leave
  • Maternity

Equal parental leave at Aviva blooms

by Jo Faragher
10 Jun 2022

Insurance company Aviva has reported continued high take-up of its equal parental leave policy – a benefit that has now...

Wickes Peppy Personnel Today Awards 2021
  • Reproductive health
  • Adoption
  • Infertility

How Wickes and Peppy opened up conversations about ‘taboo’ health issues

by Ashleigh Webber
7 Jun 2022

Wickes and Peppy won Overall Winner at the Personnel Today Awards 2021, for their work in supporting employees with their parental journeys.

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