by Molly Quin | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Molly Quin | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Molly Quin | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Molly Quin | May 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Molly Quin | May 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Molly Quin | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Carer’s Leave The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 came into force on 6 April 2024. Employees can now take unpaid time off to help dependants who need long-term care. The right applies from their first day of employment. The maximum amount of carer’s leave they can take...
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