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30th July 2024
Valimulla v Al-Khair Foundation: Redundancies and “pools of one”
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision of Valimulla v Al -Khair Foundation provides a useful reminder of the importance of consulting with employees in relation to a proposed…
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Labour’s Plans for Employment Law Reform
We provide an overview of some of the key policy statements and pledges made by the Labour Party. The Labour Party’s election manifesto which was published in the…
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Gender Critical beliefs – the case law continues
An Employment Tribunal has dismissed an employee’s claims of direct discrimination, unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal against his former employer, in relation to his gender critical beliefs. The…
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Mandatory duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
A new mandatory duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace will come into effect on 26 October 2024, as implemented by the Worker Protection (Amendment…
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4th July 2024
General Election 2024: Employment Law Reforms
In this article, Senior Associate, Tina Maxey provides an overview of some of the key policy statements and pledges made by the main political parties. After the general…
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10th May 2024
Flexible Working: New Guidance Available from Acas
Following the recent changes to the statutory right to request flexible working which came into force on 6 April 2024, Acas has published new guidance which provides practical…
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Can a trial period in a new role be a Reasonable Adjustment for a disabled employee?
The question was recently examined by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Rentokil Initial UK Ltd v Miller [2024] EAT 37. An employer is under…
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Fire and Rehire – is it lawful?
In 2022, in the wake of publicity around P&O Ferries’ handing of the dismissal of a large number of employees, the government announced that a new Statutory Code…
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Holiday Pay: normal pay and a “series” of deductions
The law on calculating statutory holiday pay has been in a state of flux for several years and a body of case law has built up about what…
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30th April 2024
Surviving a day of mediation: A beginner’s guide
What is mediation? Mediation is a confidential form of dispute resolution, in which a mediator assists the disputing parties to come to an agreement. The Courts urge parties…