26 Jun, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Volunteer found to be a Worker By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Mr Martin Groom v Maritime and Coastguard Agency [2024], the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the EAT) considered the...
19 Jun, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Redeployment and fairness of dismissal By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Bugden v Royal Mail Group [2024], the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the EAT) found that the Employment Tribunal (the...
14 Jun, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: The Dismissal and Re-engagement Code of Practice comes into force on 18 July 2024 By Melissa Chuttur An Order was recently made to bring the statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (the Code) into force on 18 July 2024....
30 May, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: The “Sick Note Culture” and the Government's Plans for Reform By Melissa Chuttur We have prepared this blog to digest the Government’s prospective plans to reform the benefit system, which aims to tackle the so called...
22 May, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Neurodivergent Disabilities and reasonable adjustments in a Recruitment Process By Melissa Chuttur We thought this blog would serve as a useful reminder to employers of their duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable...
16 May, 2024 Without Prejudice v's Protected Conversation: What's the Difference? By Katie Maguire There are certain situations where an employer may want to have an off the record conversation with an employee, meaning their...
07 May, 2024 Employment & Pensions blog: Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 – What employers need to know By Melissa Chuttur The Government has announced that the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (Act) will come into force on 1 October 2024 instead of 1...
26 Apr, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: ICO guidance for mental health emergencies at work By Chris Cuckney The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance designed to give employers greater certainty when sharing...
19 Apr, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Remedy Claim Struck Out By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Kaur v Sun Mark Ltd & Ors [2024] EAT 41, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the “EAT”) looked at whether a Tribunal...
11 Apr, 2024 Employment Blog: A recap of legal changes effective from 6 April 2024 By Melissa Chuttur It is undoubtedly an unprecedented year of changes in Employment Law. Whilst these changes have been covered in detail in our previous...
08 Feb, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Ministry of Justice launches a consultation on the (re-) introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals By Melissa Chuttur On 29 January 2024 the Government issued a consultation paper on the re-introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment...
26 Jan, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: An In-Depth Look at the Changes to Paternity Leave with effect from March 2024 By Melissa Chuttur Following on from our Employment Round-Up Update at the back end of last year, we dive deeper into the proposals to make changes to...