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Employment Law

Q&A – Notice pay and long term ill health

Q) We have an employee who has unfortunately been off sick for a long time. He has exhausted their entitlement to sick pay, and we...

Fire & Rehire – latest Government guidance

In recent years, significant attention has been given to the practice of ‘fire and rehire’, including a number of high-profile...

What does it take to ‘seek’ parental leave?

As it turns out, not as much as one employer thought! There are specific regulations covering the rules around taking statutory parental...

Expanding the ‘trump card’ – increased protections for those taking family friendly leave

At the moment, the law states that where employees on maternity leave, shared parental leave or adoption leave are at risk of being...

The new right to Carer’s leave – what employers need to know

From 06 April 2024, there will be a new statutory right to unpaid carer’s leave for employees. Where an employee looks after...

Constructive Dismissal – what does it mean when an employee delays resigning?

Employees have the right to resign and claim constructive dismissal where they believe their employer has behaved in a way which amounts...

Employee Monitoring – Avoiding the Pitfalls

It was reported recently that Amazon faced a fine of €32 million for “excessively monitoring” staff at one of its French warehouse...

Important changes to Paternity Leave

Draft regulations have recently been published which will give greater flexibility to employees who are taking paternity leave....

Refusing an employee’s WFH request was justified despite no detriment to performance

Earlier this month the Employment Tribunal decided a claim a case brought against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that arose...

Are Employment Tribunal fees coming back?

This week we received the news that the Government is consulting about reintroducing fees for bringing Employment Tribunal claims....

Rehabilitation of Offenders – recent changes

In order to try and help ex-offenders to reintegrate into society, there are specific legal rules that enable certain convictions to...

Balancing freedom of speech and conflicting views in the workplace

In recent years there has been a remarkable shift in societal attitudes towards gender identity, along with a growing openness to discuss...

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