These Employment Law articles have been written to provide you with the latest new, updated, and amended laws; we also provide interpretation and suggested implementation of the employment law.
2024 has been a busy year. From multi-million-pound discrimination awards to contentious cases around “fire and rehire,” the year has brought some headline-grabbing developments. For employers, these cases aren’t just fascinating – they’re a series of ‘how-tos’ when it comes to avoiding the same mistakes in your organisation. In this article, we break down the … Read more
On 30th October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget 2024. This is an historic moment, as it’s the first time a woman has presented the Autumn Budget and the first Labour budget in over 14 years. The changes she announced will affect businesses across the UK, especially small businesses that make up a … Read more
An offer of employment may form a binding contract if accepted. Here’s a summary of the risks of withdrawing a job offer – and if the coronavirus pandemic has affected your recruitment plans.
Deciding when it’s appropriate to dismiss an employee on the grounds of long-term ill health can be difficult. The case of BS v Dundee City Council provides some helpful guidance to employers currently considering making an ill health dismissal. In considering this particular case, the Court of Session stated that three key issues should be … Read more
Zero hours contracts are a type of ‘atypical’ working where employers engage individuals on an ‘as required’ basis with no guaranteed hours.
As an employer, it’s important to understand the rules that apply to agency workers to ensure you don’t end up with a costly employment tribunal claim. The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 came into force on the 1 October 2011 and were introduced to protect agency workers from being disadvantaged, providing the right to equal treatment … Read more
This summary of discrimination claims at tribunal includes examples of the importance of following fair procedures and policies to treat all employees equally and avoid discrimination claims. We also look at why you should hear a grievance that is raised alongside a conduct investigation, and how a disability doesn’t automatically give an employee the right … Read more
In SJ Williams (Williams) v Lyons Holiday Park Ltd (Lyons), the claimant was unfairly dismissed after the employer ‘engineered a so-called redundancy situation’, due to concerns about her performance, capability and relationships with colleagues.
Last month the government published a consultation regarding whether organisations should report on pay gaps between people from different ethnic backgrounds. We consider how the proposal could impact employers if this came into force. Following the introduction of gender pay gap reporting in April 2017, the government has now published its consultation paper on reporting … Read more
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