Heathrow Airport Closure On Friday, 21st March, Heathrow Airport halted operations for 18 hours due to a fire at a substation, causing mass disruption. More than 1,300 flights were affected, leaving thousands of passengers stranded…
Avoiding Grievances and Disciplinary Hearings where possible The Workers of England Union wants to support its members by helping them understand how to avoid Grievances and Disciplinary Hearings. To start this process, we have listed…
Article by Samer Cheaitou Trainee Solicitor A number of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) are to be considered at the report stage in the House of Commons. Four consultations were launched in…
Article by by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam of The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed has indicated. While the economy overall outperformed this year’s low expectations, job postings dropped by 24%…
Contrary to what some employers state, you do have the the right to be accompanied by Workers of England Union representatives at meetings with your employer. Summary: Is it a breach of an employee’s right to…
Article by Rob Moss of Personnel Today A judge has recommended that a council’s mandatory e-learning be updated to include ‘freedom of belief’ training as part of an employment tribunal decision in a philosophical belief…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…