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ET expands whistleblowing protection to anticipated protected disclosures

25 August 2019

24 August 2019

£49,000 award to employee with diabetes dismissed as a consequence of disability

In Kuppala v HBOS Plc, K has Type 2 diabetes. He was dismissed from his position as a bank manager because of his failure to...

16 August 2019

Fundamental shift needed for enforcing the Equality Act

The Women and Equalities Committee has published a report on Enforcing the Equality Act which states that the individual approach to enforcement of equality law...

15 August 2019

Helpline launched giving free legal advice for women experiencing sexual harassment

The charity organisation Rights of Women has launched a helpline offering free legal advice for women experiencing sexual harassment. The helpline is open for two...

12 August 2019

Holiday pay calculation cannot be pro-rated for a term-time worker

Can an employer pro-rata holiday pay for a part-year teacher who is employed on a term-by-term basis? “No” confirmed the Court of Appeal in Brazel...

10 August 2019

Research shows a Deny, Delay, Defend approach to whistleblowing

An All Party Parliamentary Group looking at the costs of whistleblowing has found that of 336 whistleblowers surveyed, 77.8% declared that the organisation retaliated against...

9 August 2019

Government consults on measures to provide additional support for employed parents

The Government has opened a consultation on its overall approach to parental leave and pay seeking views on three main proposals to provide additional support...

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Government publishes proposals on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents

8 August 2019

6 August 2019

Redundancy not age discrimination as employer proved selection due to bad interview performance 

In Canning v National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in a re-organisation, an interview process was used to decide who would be made redundant....

1 August 2019

MoJ announces criminal record reform to help ex-offenders into work

The Ministry of Justice has announced that ex-offenders wanting to turn their lives around through work will be backed by new legislation changing what they...

31 July 2019

Government consults on proposed new rights for flexible workers

The Government is consulting on proposed new rights and extra protections for flexible workers if they lose out on work as part of advancing their...

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Government plans to crack down on misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the workplace

30 July 2019

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