Workplace Wellbeing
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Employment Law Changes in 2024
Governments have introduced several changes in employment legislation that employers and employees should be aware of. This article provides a summary of the key updates effective in 2024. For a co...
Employee's Case Failed Due to No Union Rep
Note: The graphics in this article are the personal artwork of the author. This article discusses the law governing employment and labour relationships between workers, employers, and trade uni...
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Supreme Court Ruling on Holiday Pay
The interpretation of what constitutes normal pay has been evolving since 2014/15. On 4 October, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision making it simpler for employees to reclaim unlawful ded...
Police Officer Unfairly Dismissed
In a landmark employment tribunal, Ministry of Defence (MOD) Police officer Koren Brown has been deemed indirectly discriminated against after failing the controversial “bleep test.” The ruling hig...
Are Your Characteristics Protected?
The Workers of England Union is proud to confirm that, after supporting a member who was allegedly dismissed due to his English Nationalist beliefs, we have achieved recognition of English National...
Update: Compulsory Vaccination Cases Against Barchester
The Workers of England Union has always taken the view that we are here to protect our members’ rights in the workplace. When those rights were threatened by compulsory vaccination, we not only pur...
New Law on Flexible Working
On 20 July 2023, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 received Royal Assent and became law. This landmark legislation introduces comprehensive reforms to the flexible working framew...
Guidance on Data Subject Access Requests
Background
In May 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection authority, published updated guidance for employers on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs). Although t...
Are You Up to Speed with Employment Law?
The UK Government has been updating its policy in light of Brexit and this month announced several important reforms. Below, Samantha Randall, an Associate Solicitor specialising in employment law,...
Court of Appeal Enforces 12-Month Non-Compete
Why the Case Matters
In Boydell v NZP Ltd and others, the Court of Appeal applied the doctrine of severance—deleting certain parts of a restrictive covenant—to uphold a 12-month non-competition cov...
