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Government backed future legislative change: The government has backed a number of Bills dealing with issues which have previously been consulted on By Zoë Wigan a. CARER’S LEAVE: GOVERNMENT BACKS CARER’S LEAVE BILL In June, a private members’ bill, the Carer’s Leave Bill, was introduced in Parliament. This Bill (if passed) will introduce a new and flexible entitlement of one week's unpaid leave per year…
Disability discrimination: Dismissal of an employee whose autism influenced their conduct was neither unfair nor discriminatory By Zoë Wigan The EAT has upheld a tribunal’s decision that an employer’s dismissal of an autistic employee for crossing professional boundaries was fair and objectively justified.
Unfair dismissal: Internal appeals and vanishing dismissals By Zoë Wigan The dismissal of an employee “vanished” as a result of her successful internal appeal, even though she did not wish to return to work (EAT).
Settlement agreements: Unknown future claims cannot be waived by settlement agreements By Zoë Wigan The Scottish EAT has held that settlement agreements cannot be used to settle unknown future claims.
Employment Matters - November 2022 By Hilary Larter This month there has been a particularly interesting case looking at settling future claims in a settlement agreement.
Employment Matters - November - NHS HEALTH By Hilary Larter This month there has been a particularly interesting case looking at settling future claims in a settlement agreement as well. In light of the recent ballots for strike action in the NHS, we are holding an online seminar for HR professionals and…
Cyber and Employment Law By Eleanor Ludlam We have seen an increase in the number and sophistication of threat actors carrying out ransomware attacks against companies. Frequently these involve exfiltration of employee personal data, such as the content of HR personnel files, with a threat…
Pension Points on a TUPE transfer By Beth Brown TUPE (the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) seeks to protect employees’ employment rights when they transfer as a result of a relevant business transfer.
Workers’ rights: Government publishes bill which may result in overhaul of workers’ rights in the UK By Ceri Fuller In September, the government published the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which could result in a radical overhaul of workers’ rights in the UK in 2023.
Menopause: Government confirms it will not be making legislative changes to protect menopausal women By Ceri Fuller At the end of July, the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) published a report; Menopause and the Workplace . Among other matters, it recommended that the government should use powers in existing legislation to allow dual…
