Employment Law Updates

On the 7th of August, the Government outlined its objective for the new Data Protection Bill, it is due to be published next month and will merge the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into legislation in the UK. This legislation will now grant individuals the right to be forgotten and ask for any personal data […]

Dress requirements in the workplace that consist of high heels and target young women in “insecure jobs” who already feel vulnerable in the workplace have been suggested as “damaging their health and wellbeing in both the long and short term”, a report concluded by Parliament earlier this year. In reality, who knew that wearing high […]

Six key employment case decisions, first posted by Personnel Today. (1)  Tribunal Fees R (On the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor (Supreme Court) On the 26th July, Unison won a landmark ruling that has been seen to support the principle of access to justice. The seven judges in this case made the universal decision that the current […]

Following the decision made to abolish tribunal fees on the 26th July, the Employment and Property Jurisdictional Support Team of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, have issued the following statement for the attention of those affected by the decision: “Dear All You will all be aware that on 26 July, the Supreme Court handed down […]

This morning, tribunal fees have been ruled as unlawful and the Government now face paying fines of up to 32m to claimants. In 2013, to reduce weak cases, the Government implemented fees of up to £1,200 to be paid by the claimant in the first instance, before a case could proceed in front of the […]

The Repeal Bill will ensure there is no immediate change to workers’ rights! The Repeal Bill appoints the Governments plans for ensuring a functioning statue book is in place when the UK leaves the EU. The bill goes into detail about: – The repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 – How EU law will […]

“I lost a darts tournament last night and I am too traumatised to come in to work today” – One of the most bizarre excuses for calling in sick to work found by survey published by CV-Library. A recent survey published by jobs website CV-Library has identified that over the last year, around 80% of […]

What do employers need to know about the Taylor Review? “The Taylor Review: What employers need to know” was published first by Personnel Today. What is the Taylor Review? Matthew Taylor, who is the former advisor to Tony Blair, has conducted a review with the aim of setting out recommendations in hope of improving the employment […]