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%…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Article by Honey Wyatt of HR Magazine The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered the public service provider Serco Leisure to stop using biometric data to track employees’ attendance. Serco Leisure, Serco Jersey and seven…
In Paul Edward Bailey – v – West Midlands Ambulance Service – Case No. 1302139/2022 the Midlands West Employment Tribunal has upheld that the Claimant has a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act in…