21 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Protected conversations following Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres By Chris Cuckney It is common for employers and employees to negotiate an employee’s exit from the business, usually as an alternative to going through a...
14 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Navigating the risks of a work Christmas party By Chris Cuckney With the festive season fast approaching, businesses will be planning their work Christmas parties to thank staff for their hard work...
07 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Redundancy protection during maternity leave - suitable alternative employment following Carnival PLC v Hunter: By Chris Cuckney Under Regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999, where an employee is PregnantOn maternity leaveUp to 18 months...
31 Oct, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Practical steps for neurodiversity in the workplace By Chris Cuckney Neurodiversity refers to the differences in brain processing that can affect social interaction, learning, attention, and/or sensory...
28 Oct, 2024 Update on the Worker Protection Act By Kirsty Thompson Last month I did a piece highlighting 5 things to bear in mind about the new duty to prevent sexual harassment. That new duty came into...
24 Oct, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Harassment in the workplace: Insights from Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company By Chris Cuckney In the case of Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided some important legal clarification...
18 Oct, 2024 10 Key Takeaways from the new Employment Rights Bill By Chris Cuckney The Government’s much anticipated Employment Rights Bill was finally published on 10 October 2024 introducing extensive reforms designed...
09 Oct, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Government introduces a new Growth and Skills Levy to replace the Apprenticeship Levy By Chris Cuckney The Government has announced that the Apprenticeship Levy will be replaced by a new Growth and Skills Levy. As part of its wider strategy...
03 Oct, 2024 The EHRC issues new guidance on supporting disabled workers during hybrid working By Chris Cuckney Hybrid working continues to grow in popularity across the UK, and this trend seems set to continue with the new Labour Government...
27 Sep, 2024 The new duty to prevent sexual harassment: 5 things to bear in mind By Kirsty Thompson It is now less than 1 month until the new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment comes into force (the Preventative...
26 Sep, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: The UK Supreme Court restores injunction to preserve contractual entitlement to increased pay By Melissa Chuttur There has been a lot of media coverage recently about employers using fire and re-hire (or dismissal and re-engagement as it is also...
17 Sep, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Refusal to Enter into Judicial Mediation Could Amount to Unreasonable Conduct By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Ms Leeks v University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) found...