Employment Law Updates

Our ‘Top Tips’ for employers to help them to effectively manage employee grievances to contribute to positive working relationships and prevent minor issues escalating into more serious matters. What is a Grievance? A grievance is a complaint made by an employee to their employer to resolve workplace disputes, and which requires the employer to take […]

Following the much awaited Supreme Court decision in the Harpur Trust v Brazel holiday pay case, we consider the implications for calculating holiday entitlement and pay for atypical workers. Harpur Trust v Brazel Holiday Pay Decision Back at the beginning of this month we announced the Supreme Court decision in the Harpur Trust v Brazel […]

There appears to have been very little movement on zero hours contracts and worker status reforms despite various consultations, published reviews, policy papers and the mention of a new Employment Bill in the 2019 Queen’s Speech. The Good Work Plan On 17 December 2018, the government published its policy paper, the Good Work Plan. This […]

New UK regulations allow Agencies and Employment Businesses to supply temporary workers to cover workers taking industrial action. Revocation of Regulation 7 of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 On 21 July 2022, the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/852) (the Regulations) and the Liability […]

Despite the calls from various charities and a recently published report from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), legislative reform looks unlikely. A recent survey undertaken by the Fawcett Society, a charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, which was commissioned by Channel 4 for use in its documentary ‘Sex, Myths […]

Since its introduction in May 2018, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) have been a complex and burdensome piece of legislation that many UK employers have struggled with but with the freedoms afforded to the UK in a post-Brexit environment, the UK Government has seized the opportunity to update and simplify the UK GDPR and […]

The Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel has major implications for thousands of employers, changing the way holiday pay is calculated for staff who work irregular hours on permanent contracts. On 20 July 2022, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Harpur Trust v Brazel, rejecting Harpur’s appeal and upholding the decision of […]

We look at the issues arising from both short-term and long-term absences and the steps employers can take to manage staff absence effectively and legally. In the UK, the total economic cost of sickness absence, lost productivity through worklessness, and health-related productivity losses, are estimated to be over £100bn annually. Incapacity for work is generally understood to mean […]