The House of Lords have amended the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill to remove the proposed third party harassment provisions. Objections in
Labour made a manifesto pledge to ‘bring in the ‘right to switch off’ in their wide-ranging ‘Make Work Pay’ paper. The Times newspaper recently reported
Currently, under the Equality Act 2010, an employer can defend a harassment claim if it can show that it took ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent
The statutory Code of Practice on fire and re-hire came into force on 18th July 2024. On 30th July, the Government re-issued the Code to include a
Key features of the Act include: August 2024
There has been a lot of noise about AI, and as with Brexit, camps are divided. Many are extremely nervous about privacy and bias issues,
This Act has now received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in September 2024. It introduces a new statutory right for workers
ACAS has today launched a consultation on a draft Code of Practice on handling requests for a predictable working pattern. The Code of Practice will
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL) received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023, and brought with it significant changes to employment
The government has now published draft legislation in the form of the Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024. The full changes can be seen at Paternity
The Supreme Court has given its Judgment in Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew. The employee was successful in claiming for
The House of Lords has amended the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill to remove the proposed third-party harassment provisions. Objections in the
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in September 2024. It introduces a
A little known fact is that one in four pregnancies in the UK ends in loss through miscarriage or other complications. Research has shown that
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