Working From Home, Post-Covid

Working From Home, Post-Covid Lockdowns may now seem like a distant memory, but for numerous UK employees, working from home has become the norm, and is perceived as their right. Many employees argue that they get more work done at home, that they can balance their...

General Election 2024

General Election 2024 The UK general election is due to be held on 4 July 2024, and a Labour government, which is currently the predicted outcome, would mean some potential amendments to employment law. The Labour party has outlined around sixty potential reforms to...

Trial Periods can be Reasonable Adjustments

Trial Periods can be Reasonable Adjustments In the recent case of Miller v Rentokil, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer, Rentokil, should have placed their employee, Mr Miller, into a new role on a trial basis, rather than dismissing him. Mr...

Pregnancy Redundancy Protection Extended

Pregnancy Redundancy Protection Extended In a redundancy situation, pregnant employees, and employees on maternity leave, adoption leave or longer periods of shared parental leave (but not paternity leave) must be prioritised over other employees when it comes to...

Flexible Working

Flexible Working A flexible working request is a formal request to adapt an employee’s working pattern. Popular requests are to work from home, to work part time, to work compressed hours, to have longer lunch breaks, or to use flexitime to work different hours each...