Julie Temple

The case of Agnew v Chief Constable of Northern Ireland has been ongoing since 2018. It is one of many cases about holiday pay. Agnew concerns a significant number of claims by police and civilian staff for the payment of holiday pay correctly calculated...

Proposed amendments to the Equality Act 2010 have been progressing through Parliament. Under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, the following changes are anticipated: A slightly varied defence for...

The decisions in recent cases have highlighted that behaviours considered by some to be inappropriate might not pass the threshold for a successful legal claim in the employment tribunal. One such case is that of Hobbs v HR Lettings Limited,...

It has been very difficult over the last few days to avoid the headlines about the tweet by Gary Lineker, the BBC’s response and the fallout from it. As an employment law solicitor, I have been intrigued by it. I do not know the specific...

Every year, in and around April, various statutory minimum payments are reviewed. Below are a list of the payment reviews and when they will take effect: National minimum and living wage (1 April 2023) ...

Gender pay gap reporting is required by private or public sector employers who have 250 or more employees. The applicable date to check the headcount is 5 April for the private sector and 31 March for the public sector. This is often called the snapshot...

When the so-called statement of fitness for work (or ‘fit note’) was introduced in April 2010, one of the advantages to me as an employment solicitor advising both employees and employers, was that a GP had options to say the individual was...

I have long been of the view that many organisations do not proactively manage employee absence (whether the absence is long or short). I am also of the view that a failure to proactively manage absence has the potential to equate to acceptance or condoning...

Over the weekend, a public holiday was announced for the King’s Coronation. The Coronation itself is taking place on 6 May 2023 and the bank holiday will fall on 8 May 2023 . This is an additional public holiday to the one that traditionally...

Lots of organisations are accused of jumping on the bandwagon, ‘woke’ practices and ‘virtue signalling’ during awareness days, weeks and months and this undermines the hard work many individuals and organisations invest in to create...

When Tribunal proceedings are contemplated, employees will often make a Subject Access Request (SAR) to their employer. This is a well-used tactic to obtain early disclosure of documents that might be used at the Tribunal hearing. When the claim gets...

Employees who have been dismissed, discriminated against or who are in dispute with their employers may be able to make a claim in the Employment Tribunal. Tribunals were first established in the 1960’s to provide a forum for employers and employees...

In order to assist the rescue of failing businesses, the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations (TUPE) include specific insolvency provisions which allow transferees of insolvent businesses greater flexibility than would otherwise be the case. Where the...

With Boohoo purchasing some of the assets of department store Debenhams, it is believed that its stores will not reopen, except to sell off stock. So, what does this mean for Debenhams’ employees? In many cases, if business A buys the shares of...

Following Brexit, there will be changes to the way in which all migrants come to the UK to work. From 1 January 2021, free movement will end and a points-based immigration system, applying equally to EU and non-EU citizens, will be introduced. Under...

Last year, in the case of Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall, the Court of Appeal decided that it was not discriminatory to pay men on shared parental leave less than a woman received whilst on maternity leave. Hextall asked for permission to...