New Labour Government’s proposed changes to employment law in the UK -
Following the general election, with the Labour Party now in power, significant changes to employment law are expected. The Government’s first step has...more
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. In this edition we look at:...more
10/20/2022
/ Appeals ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Grievance Process ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Suspensions ,
Termination ,
Terms and Conditions ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the third edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
In Martin v London Borough of Southwark, a teacher had raised a number of concerns with his employer that he and other teachers were working excessive hours. He brought a whistleblowing claim arguing that he had suffered a...more
This OnPoint reports on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the use of confidentiality agreements. Whilst it does not have statutory force, the EHRC guidance provides further...more
10/18/2019
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Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court’s recent decision quashing the Employment Tribunal fee regime is not the only recent employment law news of which UK employers need to be aware. This OnPoint summarises some other recent developments....more
8/10/2017
/ Bereavement Leave ,
Directors ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Personal Liability ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Whistleblowers
This update reports on the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Chesterton Global Limited and anor v Nurmohamed in which it considered the public interest requirement of the UK’s whistleblowing legislation....more