POSTED BY JAMES KIDD | 18 JANUARY 2022 Can employers penalise staff who fail to get vaccinated? Withdrawing occupational sick pay from unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate raises a number of legal issues... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read Discrimination and equal pay Unfair dismissal
POSTED BY STUART CRAIG | 13 JANUARY 2022 Disclosure and fairness in disciplinary investigations The Court of Appeal has ruled on what documents employers need to disclose during a disciplinary investigation... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 13 JANUARY 2022 What’s in store in 2022? We have recently published our employment review of the year for 2021/2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 22 DECEMBER 2021 Union members are protected from detriment even if industrial action is unofficial The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the legislation which makes it unlawful to subject workers to a detriment to deter participation in union-related activities extends to all kinds of industrial action... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 9 DECEMBER 2021 Working from home guidance returns The Government's decision to implement "Plan B" means that working from home guidance will be reinstated from Monday 13 December... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY EVE BEERE | 6 DECEMBER 2021 Growth in overemployment raises troublesome issues for employers Recent press reports suggest that some employees are now successfully working two jobs simultaneously. Arguably this has become more common because of the move to remote working during the pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY LINDSEY HILL | 24 NOVEMBER 2021 Employers should convey all disciplinary allegations and consider alternatives to dismissal The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal decision that the dismissal of an employee for his conduct at a political rally was unfair... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY NICK ABBOTT | 23 NOVEMBER 2021 Tribunal ruling required to resolve dispute over academic’s probationary period and dismissal The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the employment tribunal’s ruling about the early termination of a lecturer’s contract ... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 3 NOVEMBER 2021 Unexpected failure to secure government support not special circumstance The Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected Carillion’s argument that the Government’s decision to refuse an urgent request for financial support amounted to special circumstances... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 28 OCTOBER 2021 Court of Appeal ruling overturned in trade union inducements litigation An employer had infringed trade union legislation when it made a direct pay offer to its workforce before it had completed the collective bargaining process... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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