Category: employment

Why employers must review their employment contracts after 31.12.2024: Legality of clawback clause – EIN Blog

Posted January 20th, 2025 in employment, government departments, immigration, news by tracey

‘As of 31 December 2024, the Home Office introduced significant updates to its guidance for sponsors of Skilled Workers and Temporary Workers. These changes explicitly prohibit employers from passing specific sponsorship costs onto workers, reinforcing compliance requirements for sponsors. This article explores the key updates, legal implications, and best practices for employers to protect their business and sponsor licence.’

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EIN Blog, 20th January 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Cardiff NHS worker wins tribunal claim over space for expressing breast milk – The Guardian

Posted January 15th, 2025 in breastfeeding, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, hospitals, news, pregnancy by Lily

‘A healthcare worker has won a claim of harassment against an NHS health board after she was not provided with a suitable private space to express breast milk.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Former Mishcon director wins ET claim over commission – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 15th, 2025 in employment, employment tribunals, law firms, news, remuneration, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A former commercial director with London firm Mishcon de Reya was unfairly dismissed after he was not paid commission owed to him for three years, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 14th January 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Blind man wins £18,500 after bakery sacking – BBC News

Posted January 15th, 2025 in damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, health & safety, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A blind man sacked during his probation at a bakery amid claims he made mistakes has won £18,500, including £12,000 for injury to feelings.’

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BBC News, 14th January 2025

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Secretary can sue over mouldy cheese claim – judge – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2025 in compensation, complaints, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, food, health & safety, news, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally

‘A former secretary can take legal action over her claims she was penalised for complaining about being served mouldy cheese.’

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BBC News, 12th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Taxation of financial loss from discrimination – 3 Paper Buildings

Posted January 7th, 2025 in chambers articles, compensation, economic loss, employment, income tax, news by tracey

‘Alex Leonhardt reviews the case of L v The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2024] UKFTT 001044 (TC), in which the FTT considers the question of taxation of a settlement of financial losses from discrimination, and in particular when it is said that the losses flow from being prevented from taking on work.’

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3 Paper Buildings, 19th December 2024

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

McDonald’s workers make fresh harassment claims – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2025 in bullying, employment, harassment, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘McDonald’s workers have said they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment, a year after the boss promised to clean up behaviour at the fast-food chain.’

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BBC News, 7th January 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Blacker fails in challenge to Inner Temple’s membership refusal – Legal Futures

Posted January 6th, 2025 in bankruptcy, barristers, benefits, charities, Charity Commission, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, fraud, news, solicitors by tracey

‘Alan Blacker – the struck-off solicitor once dubbed by a judge as dressing “like something out of Harry Potter” – has failed in a challenge to a decision refusing him membership of the Bar.’

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Legal Futures, 6th January 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Employment judge dismisses discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in flexible working dispute – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 6th, 2025 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, pregnancy, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal who argued she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy, and was unfairly dismissed, has had her employment tribunal claims against a law firm dismissed after a judge found she had resigned from her role.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th January 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Calls for law to give paid leave to people experiencing domestic abuse – The Independent

Posted January 6th, 2025 in bills, domestic violence, employment, holiday pay, news, remuneration, victims by tracey

‘Victims of domestic abuse should have access to paid time off work to help them stay safe, according to a new proposed law.’

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The Independent, 6th January 2025

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Gender critical belief: A legal debrief – Law Pod UK

Posted December 11th, 2024 in employment, equality, freedom of expression, gender, news, podcasts, transgender persons by sally

‘Jim Duffy is joined by fellow 1COR barristers Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals distinguish legitimate and protected expressions of belief from harassment and transphobia?’

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Law Pod UK, 11th December 2024

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Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims – The Guardian

Posted December 11th, 2024 in bankruptcy, employment, equality, local government, news, remuneration, sex discrimination, trade unions, women by sally

‘Birmingham city council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims that left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760m and pushed it into effective bankruptcy.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2024

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Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers – Home Office

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in employment, government departments, immigration, minimum wage, news, visas by tracey

‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.’

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Home Office, 28th November 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in children, employment, equality, families, maternity leave, news, paternity leave by tracey

‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Appeal judge orders re-hearing of employment claim against council where most of written reasons of tribunal were copied from evidence or submissions of local authority – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 27th, 2024 in age discrimination, appeals, employment, employment tribunals, equality, evidence, harassment, local government, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered a re-hearing of claims by an ex-employee against a local authority, after finding that most of the Employment Tribunal’s written reasons were copied from the council’s witness evidence or written submissions.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Political views vs philosophical beliefs: Fairbanks – Law & Religion UK

Posted November 25th, 2024 in belief discrimination, bullying, employment, equality, harassment, news, political parties by tracey

‘In Mrs C Fairbanks v Change Grow Live [2024] UKET 2409700/2023, Mrs Fairbanks had been employed by Change Grow Live (CGL), a charity, as a recovery worker based in Fleetwood from October 2022 until she was dismissed in July 2023. She had been a local councillor for the UK Independence Party between about 2017 and 2019, and at the job interview, she had told the charity that she had been a councillor but had not told them which party she had represented.’

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Law & Religion UK, 25th November 2024

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New legal privilege guidance for in-house lawyers in England – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 25th, 2024 in disclosure, employment, legal profession, news, privilege, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘Legal advice given by in-house lawyers will, under English law, attract privilege in the same way as legal advice given by any other lawyers, but there are certain issues in-house lawyers should pay particular attention to when considering legal professional privilege, according to new guidance by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2024

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Britain’s New Tipping Act: A Promising Path for the Regulation of Service Work – by Einat Albin – UK Labour Law

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in codes of practice, employment, news, remuneration by sally

‘On October 1, 2024, the newly adopted Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (hereinafter: the Tipping Act), came into force, accompanied by a Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips (hereinafter: the Code), issued by the Department for Business & Trade (hereinafter: DBT). According to the DBT, the purpose of the Tipping Act is “to ensure the fair and transparent allocation of all tips, gratuities, and service charges.” Its desired outcome is “to improve fairness for workers by ensuring that the tips consumers leave in recognition of good service and hard work are going to the workers as intended.”’

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UK Labour Law, 21st November 2024

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Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in defamation, disclosure, employment, freedom of expression, media, news, postal service, public interest, whistleblowers by sally

‘Excessive legal threats used to silence those who tried to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed should be outlawed, a cross-party group of MPs have said.’

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The Guardian, 21st November 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Swimming coaches win unfair dismissal tribunal – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Two swimming coaches were unfairly dismissed and subjected to “unfounded” comments about safeguarding concerns, an employment tribunal has found.’

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BBC News, 18th November 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk