Our June update includes a new gender critical philosophical belief case exploring some new areas (such as the nature of the workplace), a case on redaction of disclosure documents and whether the redacted material was...more
6/28/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Gender Identity ,
Human Rights ,
Protected Activity ,
Redacted Documents ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Expression ,
Remote Working ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more
3/28/2024
/ Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equal Pay ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pay Gap ,
Ports ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the potentially disruptive...more
4/26/2023
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
This article considers changes in employers’ dress codes, focusing on workplaces where formal dress codes, such as dress or trouser suits/ties/black shoes are, or rather were, the norm. We look at post-pandemic changes to...more
In the fifth iteration of our 2022 Employment Law Horizon Scanning blog, we consider why employers might start providing or assisting employees with housing and accommodation. We also consider where this trend originates from...more
Our June update looks at case law developments relating to health and safety dismissals for remaining away from/expressing concerns about Covid in the workplace, the consequences of not complying with the strict requirements...more
6/22/2022
/ Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Tax ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Rights ,
Independent Contractors ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Remote Working ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Although we may be in a transitional period, we believe hybrid working will be the dominant form of working arrangement moving forward. Why do we think this? ...more