October 16th, 2023
The right to work checks in place in the UK are complex and detailed. Businesses should take advice on a case-by-case basis to make sure that they stay on the...
October 16th, 2023
The landmark case of Forstater v CGD Europe Limited was notable as the first case in which the UK courts confirmed that gender critical views (the belief that sex is...
October 16th, 2023
In the case recent of Riley v Direct Line Insurance Group the claimant had Autism Spectrum Disorder. He was absent from work due to this condition for several years. A...
October 16th, 2023
Employers are able to issue employees with reasonable workplace instructions across a wide variety of different areas of working life. Dress code is one of these. Employers can set rules...
October 16th, 2023
The government has published a response to a 2019 consultation on proposals for reforming parental leave and pay, The response sets out substantive changes to paternity leave which will be...
October 16th, 2023
The Labour Party have published their ‘New deal for working people’ outlining the changes they propose to make to employment law if they win the next election. Alongside high-profile proposals...
October 16th, 2023
Some changes are being made to the legal rules on flexible working under the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023. The Act is likely to come into force next year....
October 16th, 2023
The Supreme Court has recently handed down its judgment in the case of Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew. The Claimants were police officers and civilian...
July 11th, 2023
The government has announced in a written statement to parliament that it is abandoning the sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. As the Bill was originally drafted, almost all...
July 11th, 2023
When a tribunal looks at the question of remedy (i.e. how much?) in an unfair dismissal case, one of the elements they must consider is whether there has been any...