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While this change in legislation to allow UK staff to have the right to flexible working from day one is welcome, it is important to stress that it does not automatically give staff the right to work from home; rather that they can make a formal request....
It has been reported that, during a stay at a London hotel, a resident was disturbed in the middle of the evening by hotel staff and security, due to their assertions that their guide dog was ‘fake’. During the incident, it is understood...
It has been reported that a former employee at an accountancy firm has been awarded a sum of £15,995 by the employment tribunal, after it ruled in her favour that she had been discriminated against on the grounds of her pregnancy. It is reported...
The mass redundancy exercise at Twitter is another example of a laissez-faire approach to HR which can seriously harm employee morale and brand reputation. Whilst the majority of Twitter’s employees may be based in the US and Ireland, those...
Following the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the government has announced that the day of her funeral, 19th September 2022, will be a national bank holiday. The government has issued guidance to say that the day will operate in the same way...
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday each year. The WTR make no provision for pro-rating this entitlement for employees whose work may mean they do not work throughout the full year which...
An individual can claim protection from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 if they can satisfy the employment tribunal that they have a disability. This test will be satisfied if an individual can prove that they suffer with a ‘ physical or...
A recent study by the Department of Health and Social Care reports that over two million people in England may have had long covid. For any of those people whose employment was affected, a recent ruling within the Scottish employment tribunal will be...
There are many that will see this proposed change in the law as a long overdue solution to a decades old problem - a way to plug the gaps left by striking workers and ensure some continuity of service. At the same time, there is a balancing act the...
It has recently been reported in the media that an employment tribunal case has determined that a longstanding employee, of 36 years’ service, was successful in bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination against his...
