The current position Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), sexual harassment occurs where an individual engages in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and the conduct has the purpose or effect of either (i) violating an individual’s dignity, or
More about Prevention is better than cure: Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplaceWhen resolving a dispute with an employee, employers should be mindful of the claims which typically cannot be waived under a settlement agreement. This update summarises the limitations on waivers under a settlement agreement and the claims which are customarily
More about When is a settlement agreement not a settlement agreement?New year, new rights. 2024 has brought in several changes to family friendly legislation and employers will need to keep up to date with developments to flexible working, redundancy protections, paternity leave and new rights for carer’s leave and leave
More about Changes to family friendly rights: 2024 roundupFrom 1 January 2024, the Retained EU (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 takes effect which will remove general EU-derived laws and principles, creating a risk that the case law covering certain critical workers’ rights would fall away, impacting on areas
More about Upcoming changes to holiday pay, working time and TUPEOn 18 September 2023 the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming an Act of Parliament. It is envisaged that the measures will come in to force in or around September 2024. The purpose of the new
More about A new right to request predictable workingAccording to the World Health Organisation, mental health issues affect almost 15% of people in the workplace. Globally, an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety. Acas has released two new pieces of guidance:
More about Managing mental health in the workplace – New acas guidanceQuick read Although certain types of cryptoasset are unregulated in the UK currently, regulation in this area is not straightforward and the regulatory landscape is evolving towards full regulation. New legislation and FCA rules from 8 October 2023 will introduce
More about New UK cryptoasset marketing rules will have major implications for promoters and investorsDiagnoses of long term illnesses, such as Long Covid and those related to mental health, are on the increase. Alongside this is a a similar rise in disability claims being started against employers arising from how they manage (or fail
More about Managing sickness absence – Disability discriminationAs we embark on a new year, we review key Employment themes from 2022 and what lies ahead in 2023. Absence from work Bank holidays and holiday pay With the Queen’s platinum jubilee and her funeral, ten bank holidays were
More about Employment law: Key changesThe last time we wrote about the right to take time off on bank holidays, it was in more jubilant times – the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee seems a long time ago and is now overshadowed by an official state of
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