December 15th, 2014
Employment law reform featured heavily in the Coalition Government's legislative programme. We have already seen changes in relation to unfair dismissal claims and compensation, collective redundancy consultation, whistleblowing protection, TUPE,...
December 10th, 2014
If recent surveys are an accurate reflection, there may be more interest in shared parental leave than originally anticipated. In a recent survey by ADP, results reveal that a third...
December 5th, 2014
Acas has recently published statistics showing how Early Conciliation (“EC”) has been working for the first 6 months of the year. Since 6 May 2014, Acas has received 44,390 notifications...
December 1st, 2014
While the consequences of the recent holiday pay ruling rumble on. In an unexpected about turn, Unite has announced that it will not pursue an appeal against the decision of...
September 1st, 2014
It has now been announced that the Government’s new Health and Work Service in England and Wales will be delivered by Health Management Limited. The scheme will be fully implemented...
August 25th, 2014
Acas has issued new guidance on dress codes and appearance in the workplace. The guidance, whilst not providing employers with any specific solutions, offers issues for consideration with areas of...
August 20th, 2014
New rules come into force on 1st October 2014 which will enable fathers to be and partners of pregnant women to take time off for antenatal appointments. Under the current...
June 23rd, 2014
The new ACAS “Early Conciliation” (EC) scheme is now compulsory for almost all new potential tribunal claims. A worker cannot make a claim to an employment tribunal unless they have...
June 20th, 2014
From 30 June 2014, the right to request flexible working is being extended to all employees. The right to flexible working currently applies to employees who have children under the...
May 20th, 2014
In the latest in a long line of cases about workers' holiday pay entitlement, the European Court of Justice in Bollacke v K+K Klaas & Kock BV & Co KG found that...