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The UK Government is considering reinstating modest Employment Tribunal fees, aiming to cut taxpayer costs and promote early dispute resolution. On 29 January 2024, the Government published its proposal to reintroduce ‘modest’ fees in the...
On 30 March 2023, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) released new guidance on reasonable adjustments in the workplace. The guidance is aimed at employers, managers, and HR professionals and provides detailed information on what...
The Women and Equalities Committee (the Committee) published its first report entitled “ Menopause and the workplace ” on 28 July 2022. Within the report, various recommendations were set out with the view to support women going through...
In 2021, the Government asked ACAS to investigate the use of so-called “fire and rehire” practices. If you are not familiar, “fire and rehire” or dismissal and re-engagement is the practice of forcing acceptance of terms and...
Have you heard of National Sickie Day? Employment law firm ELAS Group first discovered this day in 2011, when it estimated up to 350,000 employees would call in sick on the first Monday in February, which happens to be today (6 February...
From September 2021 to December 2021, the Government ran a consultation: Making flexible working the default - GOV.UK seeking views from individuals and businesses on proposals to reform flexible working regulations as it recognised that: ...
If, like me, you are a fan of TikTok, you may have seen the most recent trend in the workplace that has been doing the rounds recently: “quiet quitting”. Videos have been posted by workers about doing the bare minimum to complete tasks at...
This is the offer that Stephenson Harwood, an international law firm, made to its employees recently. The firm announced that employees who choose to work from home on a permanent, full-time basis, would be subject to a 20% pay cut and would be required to...
On Thursday 17 March 2022, P&O Ferries sacked 800 members of their crew on grounds of redundancy by way of a video message, in what they said was a “very difficult, but necessary decision to secure the viability of the business.” The...
In my blog dated 27 August 2021 , I wrote that the COVID-19 adjusted right to work check measures were being extended until 5 April 2022 inclusive. The Government announced on 24 February 2022 that these measures will now end on 30 September 2022 . ...
On 27 August 2021, I provided an update for our blog which informed that the changes to right to work checks (i.e. allowing checks to be carried out over video calls and allowing applicants to send scanned documents/photos rather than originals) put in...
The case of Rooney v Leicester City Council. Ms Rooney’s Claims Ms Rooney started working for the council in 2006 as a social worker. She resigned in 2018, in part, because she felt that her managers had failed to...
On 22 October 2021, a private members bill, which intended to legislate against ‘fire and rehire’ practices, was blocked by MPs. Fire and rehire is a controversial tactic that can be used by employers who wish to change their employee’s...
Furlough was introduced in early 2020 with the intention being to maintain job security for employees during lockdown. Initially, the Government paid 80% of an employee’s wages up to £2,500. The scheme is being wound down and from 1 July 2021...
On 19 February 2021, the long-awaited judgement in the case of Uber BV v Aslam was handed down by the Supreme Court. It was unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are not self-employed, as Uber themselves argued, but are workers and are therefore entitled to...
