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HR / Employment Law News

Employee’s dismissal for eating company stock was unfair due to poor investigation and inconsistent practices

Cassidy v. Iceland Foods Limited (2019) The Claimant was dismissed after 15 years of good and loyal services, for eating company stock. The Claimant worked at a small store owned by the…

10 March 2022

HR / Employment Law News

Is your organisation ready for this years’ extra bank holiday?

To mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 there will be an extra, one-off bank holiday in the UK, with the spring bank holiday at the end of May moving to Thursday…

8 March 2022

Grievance Policy, HR / Employment Law News

Local authority discriminated against employee by asking her to re-apply for role

Healey v. Lancashire County Council (2021) –  Manchester Employment Tribunal The Claimant had been employed by the local authority (the Respondent) since 1995 as an early years’ consultant. In 2012 she was…

24 February 2022

HR / Employment Law News

Pimlico Plumbers taken to the cleaners over holiday pay

Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd [2021] CA The facts of the case Mr Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers between 2005 and 2011. For much of that time he was considered “self-employed”. In…

14 February 2022

Health & Safety News

Highway Code updates: Actions for employers

Employers that employ staff in a driving role, or employees who are expected to drive in the course of business, are being advised to take note of recent updates to the Highway…

9 February 2022

HR / Employment Law News

Don’t mention retirement! Employers warned to be more mindful

A recent case to hit the employment tribunal has highlighted the need for employers to take care in relation to discussions around retirement, after it was ruled that a 73-year-old Asda worker…

3 February 2022

HR / Employment Law News

COVID: New year, same challenges

When we consider the likely HR and Employment Law developments for 2022, COVID is still top of the agenda and continues to present unprecedented challenges for people and the organisations they work…

10 January 2022

HR / Employment Law News

Racial discrimination within the workplace and how you can eliminate it

Racism in the workplace was once again in the headlines last month following the accusations of harassment and bullying of cricketer Azeem Rafiq during his time at Yorkshire County Cricket Club due…

20 December 2021

HR / Employment Law News

Déjà vu: What the latest instruction to work from home means for employers

On 8 December 2021, Boris Johnson announced that the guidance for office workers in England to work from home if they can was to be introduced from the following week. When is…

9 December 2021

HR / Employment Law News

At what point is a person with cancer deemed to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010?

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of a protected characteristic, one of which, is disability. Under the Act, a disability is a physical or…

23 November 2021

HR / Employment Law News

Calculating Deductions for National Minimum Wage

On the surface, the concept of a National Minimum Wage (NMW) may appear a simple one. For every hour worked an employee or worker aged 23 and over must receive a minimum…

16 November 2021

ACAS Employment Law, HR / Employment Law News

New Acas advice on “firing and rehiring”

Acas has just published advice aimed at dissuading employers from ”firing and rehiring” employees, with their Chief Executive, Susan Clews, stating: “Our new advice is clear that fire and rehire is an…

15 November 2021