An Employment Tribunal has found that an employee was unfairly dismissed after being ignored by her boss when she said hello to him. After a small disagreement, the boss began ignoring her, and when she arrived late for work after a medical appointment, the boss ignored her greetings. He also...

Third Party Harassment - The New Duty and how to comply. The new regime places all employers under a duty to prevent sexual harassment happening in the first place with increased penalties in the event that it occurs. That is, unless the employer has taken all steps to prevent it....

Today sees the publication of the new Employment Rights Bill, soon to be The Employment Rights Act which is the most far reaching changes to employment law for a generation. The headline change is that the 2 year qualifying period for unfair dismissal will change to an employment right from...

This month saw fresh legislation (The Allocation of Tips Act) stamping out the ability of employers to cheat employees out of tips or use the tips to go toward an employee’s right to the minimum wage. In a nut shell, the new rules say: Employers must establish if they are...

THE NEW OBLIGATION TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM HARASSMENT FROM ANYONE, (including members of the public). As of 26 October 2024, new rules come into force obliging employers to take all reasonable steps to protect employees form sexual harassment when at work. This means stopping “banter” from customers, employees of other...

In a case decided this week, the Supreme Court took the highly unusual step of preventing an employer from terminating the employment of certain employees. The employer, Tesco, had wanted to “fire and rehire” a group of employees who worked at distribution centres in Daventry and Lichfield in order to...

Indirect discrimination is where an employer applies a non discriminatory or apparently neutral condition or practice, but that actually has a greater negative impact on a protected group. For example, the need to run 100 meters in 12 seconds as a criteria, appears neutral, but the number of one legged...

Allocation and Payment of Tips The first of many new pieces of legislation making changes to employment law has been published. As the name suggests, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 concerns the treatment of tips. It introduces a number of obligations on employers and comes into force on...

European Cup Final Who can be unaware that this country (England) has reached the final of the European Cup this Sunday. For those of us with HR responsibility, this brings with it a question. Do we, as an Employer, kill the moment and risk a home goal, or do we...

Mini Masterclass – Preparing for a Labour government Labour’s election manifesto contained a pledge to implement their “Plan to Make Work Pay” in full. This separate 23-page plan includes numerous aspects of employment law which they intend to change. This mini masterclass will look at the practical consequences, and how...