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Updated Paternity Leave Regulations

On 8 March 2024, the Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 will come into effect, making changes to existing paternity leave rights in the UK. The key changes being introduced are as follows: The two-week paternity leave entitlement…

Employment Law News, Latest News 23/01/2024

Term time working and Annual Leave

Details The Supreme Court held that workers who are on permanent contracts, but who are only required to work for part of the year (e.g. workers on term-time-only or zero-hours contracts), are entitled to a…

Employment Law News, Latest News 22/01/2024

Employment Law changes in 2024

Article from NR Magazine By Emma Williams, employment associate, and Nicole Akinyemi, trainee solicitor, at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK Here is a summary of the changes that can be expected in 2024: Streamlining TUPE consultations …

Employment Law News, Latest News 12/01/2024

Guidance on Holiday pay and entitlement reforms from 1 January 2024

This guidance sets out the changes to the Working Time Regulations which the government introduced on 1 January 2024. It does not provide definitive answers to all individual queries. It is not intended to be…

OUR REPS AND LAWYERS HELP A WORKERS OF ENGLAND UNION MEMBER WIN HER CASE

We are pleased to report that, where our lawyers began representing a member who was being threatened with a Costs Order in late November, if she didn’t drop the case, they had, by the end…

WEU wins Unfair Dismissal case for Care Worker who refused Covid 19 ‘Vaccine’.

The Workers of England Union represented the claimant, MR M. Trotman against his former employer ‘The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Mr Trotman was unfairly dismissed by the Respondents on 23rd December 2021 There was…

Employee’s case failed for lack of Trade Union Representation

Employee’s case failed for lack of Trade Union Representation The case which is reported in the Daily Mail on the link below is a classic where an employee had a good arguable case that could…

Fisheries, Latest News 26/10/2023

WEU offer protection and support for Fishing Industry Workers across England.

The fishing industry in England covers the fish processing industry and fishing trawler companies that fish around England. At WEU we offer protection and support for Fishing Industry Workers across England. The industry has a…

Police officer unfairly dismissed over sexist fitness test

This case highlights the differences between biological men and biological women, including women having lower average muscle mass, a higher percentage of body fat and smaller hearts and lungs. Article by HR Magazine A Ministry…

Update on compulsory vaccination cases against Barchester Healthcare Limited

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 with compulsory vaccination we have taken cases not…

Direct Line ordered to pay menopausal employee £65,000 after failing to adjust its performance management processes

Article by Irwin Mitchell LLP – Joanne Moseley At what point can you raise legitimate concerns with an employee whose performance has declined due to menopausal symptoms? What reasonable adjustments do you need to make and what…

New law passed which will shake up flexible working regime.

Article by On 20 July 2023, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 received Royal Assent and became law. The Act introduces reforms to the flexible working regime, which are due to come into force in…

Temporary working contracts – navigating flexibility in the workplace.

Article by During the surge of remote working, hybrid work and flexible hours, flexibility within contracts has become a crucial consideration for both employers and employees. Temporary working contracts have gained prominence as a means…