Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.
Caravan park staff not entitled to NMW for night call outs
Workers who were on call during the evening were conducting “time work” and should have received an hourly rate under...
Half of staff fear Brexit redundancies within a year
Almost half of employees think their employer will make redundancies over the next year, fearing Brexit will result in financial instability.
Morrisons granted permission to take data breach case to Supreme Court
Morrisons has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court after it was held vicariously liable for a major...
Should we rethink our working hours to boost productivity?
UK employees work on average two-and-a-half weeks longer than their EU counterparts over the course of a year, new analysis...
Commentary
Legal guidance: Whistleblowing in the NHS
Consultant editor Darren Newman considers whistleblowing in the NHS, focusing on the public interest test and the danger of working...
May’s promise on post-Brexit workers’ rights ‘meaningless’
An EU and employment law barrister has described Theresa May’s purported guarantee on workers’ rights after Brexit as “meaningless” in...
TUPE or not TUPE? NHS Trust did not unfairly dismiss workers
An employment tribunal has found that a hospital trust did not unfairly dismiss 13 maintenance workers because they had not...
Discrimination
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
‘Extend whistleblowing protections in line with new EU law’
The government is being urged to adopt new EU whistleblowing legislation, to avoid the risk of UK whistleblowers being left behind.
Menstruation: Is period pain a disability?
Many men and women still view menstruation as a taboo topic and feel uncomfortable talking about periods, even though they...
Redundancy
Half of staff fear Brexit redundancies within a year
Almost half of employees think their employer will make redundancies over the next year, fearing Brexit will result in financial instability.
Government opens consultation on £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments
The government has confirmed plans to introduce a £95,000 cap on payouts for public sector workers when they leave their...
Top 10 HR questions March 2019: Anonymous witness rights
If a witness in a disciplinary procedure wishes to remain anonymous, how can the employer balance their privacy against the...
Tupe
TUPE: Were the reasons for dismissal personal?
A recent Court of Appeal case looked at whether someone dismissed directly before a business transfer was right to claim...
TUPE or not TUPE? NHS Trust did not unfairly dismiss workers
An employment tribunal has found that a hospital trust did not unfairly dismiss 13 maintenance workers because they had not...
Top 10 HR questions January 2019: Holiday pay, overtime and tax on exit payments
How should employers deal with overtime when calculating holiday pay? Does it make a difference if the overtime is voluntary,...
Maternity & Paternity
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
Webinar: Managing sickness absence during pregnancy
Employers need to take particular care when managing sickness absence during pregnancy as the legal framework protecting pregnant employees is...
Why it’s time to compel all employers to publish parental policies
Recent research claimed that top employers’ parental policies are “invisible”, and a number have now publicly committed to publishing their...
