by Molly Quin | Oct 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Government Announced Details of Employment Rights Bill On 10 October 2024, the Government announced details of the Employment Rights Bill. The Bill brings forward twenty eight employment law reforms, many of them mirroring those set out by Labour in its ‘Plan to Make...
by Molly Quin | Oct 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Discrimination, Victimisation, Bullying and Harassment Discrimination, harassment, victimisation and bullying are terms which are sometimes confused in employment law. Each has a distinct meaning, although there is some overlap. Discrimination is less favourable...
by Molly Quin | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Company Sick Pay There is often confusion around the rules of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Company Sick Pay, and the regulations are likely to be changed soon by the Labour government. If an employee is too ill to work for a period of at least four consecutive...
by Molly Quin | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
When Positive Discrimination Goes Too Far The recent case of Turner-Robson and others v The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police demonstrates that employers must always act proportionately when seeking to promote the interests of under-represented groups of...
by Molly Quin | Sep 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
New Legal Obligation to Prevent Sexual Harassment Following recommendations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the government confirmed its intention to introduce a statutory code of practice on sexual harassment and harassment at work, specifying the...
by Molly Quin | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Waiting Reasonable Adjustment When organisational changes are planned, employers should explore all possible alternative employment before effecting a dismissal on the grounds of capability. This was highlighted by the case of Cairns v The Royal Mail. Mr Cairns worked...
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