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Can you be sacked without a warning?

When an employee is “sacked” or “fired”, it means that they have been dismissed and an employer has ended their contract. When can you be dismissed without a warning? Employees who have got less than…

Supreme Court restores injunction to prevent Tesco using ‘fire and rehire’

Article by DLA Piper – Rachel Chapman of Lexology At a glance In February 2022, the High Court granted a highly unusual injunction preventing Tesco from using so-called ‘fire and re-hire’ to implement changes to terms and…

Work from the office request was not harassment, tribunal rules.

Afirm asking its remote-working legal secretary whether she could come into the office did not constitute harassment, a tribunal has found. Employment Judge O Segal KC, sitting at the London Central tribunal (pictured above), found…

Employers must take action to prevent third party harassment.

Article by Morton Fraser MacRoberts – Sarah Gilzean The recent consultation on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) updated technical guidance on sexual harassment and makes it clear that the new duty on employers to prevent…

Employment Law News, Latest News 14/08/2024

Religious discrimination: A Christian social worker was discriminated against when a conditional job offer was withdrawn but not by a later refusal to confirm offer.

Article by DACBeechcroft Facts In this case an employment tribunal found a charity directly discriminated against a job applicant when it withdrew a conditional job offer after discovering Facebook posts expressing views on same sex…

Code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Preamble The legal framework within which this code will operate is explained in its text. While every effort has been made to ensure that explanations included in the code are accurate, only the courts can…

New duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace: EHRC publishes updated guidance for consultation.

Article by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP On 9 July 2024, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published updated guidance on how employers should comply with the new duty on employers to prevent…

Employment Law News, Latest News 28/06/2024

Employers’ responsibilities for maternity leave

Article by In the UK, there are three different types of leave available for parents: maternity leave, paternity leave, and unpaid parental leave. Maternity leave allows employers to take time off work both during their…

Employment Law News, Latest News 22/05/2024

Employment tribunal hearings delayed to 2026

Article by Law Society Gazette Week-long employment tribunals in parts of London are being listed for as far away as 2026, as a shortage of judges continues to affect waiting times. Figures revealed as part…

Does an Agency Worker have the right to receive full pay whilst on suspension under the Agency Workers Regulations?

Article by Katie Harris of Boyes Turner Using temporary agency workers supplied through an employment business can provide many companies with a flexible staffing resource. Agency workers can, in essence, be engaged at short notice for short…

Employment Law News, Latest News 15/05/2024

Directors’ personal liability for employment law breaches

One of the fundamental principles behind the “limited liability company” is that the company has a legal identity of its own, distinct from its shareholders and directors, and as such the starting point is that…

Health Service, Latest News 15/05/2024

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reprimanded for “serious, harmful” data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced it has reprimanded South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a data breach which resulted in a disclosure containing sensitive information to a unauthorised family member. In November 2022,…

Changes to the Legal Definition of a Disability

Article by Amy Hallam of BRM Law Protected characteristic of Disability – changes to the legal definition of a disability. Further to our recent article where we updated you on some of the amendments to…

Changes to sexual harassment legislation and the new positive duty on employers

Article by Hill Dickinson – Fiona McLellan and Rachael McKenzie The recently published annual NHS staff survey shows concerningly the highest reported levels of discrimination experienced by staff since the survey began. The survey also asked, for the first…