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Pregnant workers must be provided with specified information to substantiate redundancy dismissal

13 March 2018

12 March 2018

Reasonable adjustment duty triggered where disabled employee expected to work late

In United First Partners Research v Carreras, Carreras (C) sustained severe physical and psychological injuries as a result of a cycling crash and is disabled....

8 March 2018

ET management information shows 100% increase in claims

At the ET National User Group meeting, the ET President informed members that since the Supreme Court decision which abolished fees, there had been a...

7 March 2018

Disclosures made purely for self-interest were not protected

In Parsons v Airplus International Limited, Parsons (P) was a Legal and Compliance Officer. After warnings about her poor performance were unheeded, she was dismissed...

6 March 2018

Employer constraints means on call time is ‘working time’

In Ville de Nivelles v Matzak, Matzak (M) is a firefighter, who is required to be on standby at certain times, which is unpaid, other...

5 March 2018

Acas guidance on snow and getting to work

With snow falling in many parts of the country, travel conditions may be difficult and Acas have issued a reminder about their advice on how...

1 March 2018

New Compensation limits in force from 6 April 2018

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018 will increase employment tribunal compensation limits and minimum awards payable where the appropriate date falls on or...

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Breach of working time legislation can result in compensation for injury to feelings

28 February 2018

27 February 2018

Employers in the dark ages over recruitment of pregnant women and new mothers

36% of private sector employers agree that it is reasonable to ask women about their plans to have children in the future; 59% agree that...

26 February 2018

£291,000 award for whistleblower referred to as a Gypo and a tinker

In Bell v Cordant People Limited, Bell (B) is Irish and from a traveller background. B disclosed information to his line manager, Barnes, that a...

22 February 2018

Government launch campaign to encourage more take up of shared parental leave

The Government have launched a new ‘Share the joy’ campaign to encourage more parents to take up the offer of Shared Parental Leave in their...

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Changes to payslip legislation in force from 6 April 2018

21 February 2018

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