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New Tipping Legislation on its way

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (“the Act“) has now completed the parliamentary process and is expected to come into force at some point in 2024 (most likely in… Read more →

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Guidance for Employers – time off on bank holidays

The 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… Read more →

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Guidance for employers: who is entitled to take time off for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday?

We have seen a number of queries from employers asking whether their employees are entitled to take time off for the additional bank holiday in 2022 to commemorate the Queen’s… Read more →

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Navigating a flexible future

As we transition out of the pandemic, employers should expect to see a greater number of flexible working requests from employees. EY’s Work Reimagined Employee Survey published earlier this year… Read more →

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COVID-19 Update

The Job Support Scheme – 1 November 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) will officially end on 31 October 2020. However, with rising COVID-19 infections and further government social… Read more →

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Employment contracts: changes coming into force on Monday 6 April 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on business means that the thought of new hires is the furthest thing from most employers’ minds. However, changes are coming into force that will impact… Read more →

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Covert recording: is it gross misconduct?

Would you consider an employee making a covert recording of an internal meeting to be an act of gross misconduct? The recent case Phoenix House v Stockman has raised this… Read more →

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Update: Bereavement Leave for Parents

The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 has now received Royal Assent. The Act, expected to come into force in 2020, will provide all employees with a statutory right… Read more →

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Gross misconduct dismissals – the range of reasonableness

This week’s bulletin looks at two interesting decisions from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in relation to misconduct dismissals where the employee has a clean disciplinary record. Quintiles Commercial UK… Read more →

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Central Arbitration Committee rules Deliveroo riders are self-employed

We’ve seen a spate of cases recently dealing with employment status in the gig economy (see our update on Uber’s appeal outcome here). In the latest case of this kind,… Read more →

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Sexual harassment in the workplace: Uber media outcry alerts employers to cut the risk

Sexual harassment in the workplace is in the spotlight after widespread publicity of claims by a former employee at technology firm Uber. Adam Grant and Jemma Pugh at legal firm… Read more →

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Dress codes: do you run the risk of a discrimination claim?

This issue was considered by the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in the Belgian case of Achbita and another v G4S Secure Solutions NV. What happened? Ms Achbita was employed… Read more →

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Sexual harassment in the workplace: beyond a joke?

A recent survey by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) shows that sexual harassment in the workplace is widespread despite legislation outlawing it. Adam Grant and Jemma Pugh offer tips on… Read more →

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Does an employee sacrifice childcare vouchers during maternity leave?

There has been a recent decision in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in relation to continuing childcare vouchers during maternity leave which may be of interest to those of you… Read more →

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Social media dismissal – case update

Social media has been a hot topic for businesses for a number of years now. As it increases in prevalence, many employers are keen to ensure that they manage their… Read more →

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