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Lydia Octon-Burke
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Oct 30, 2024

Autumn Budget 2024 – Key Employment Highlights

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has published her Autumn 2024 budget with the aim of “fixing the foundations of the economy and delivering change by protecting working people.” We set…
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Oct 24, 2024

Employment Rights Bill, whistleblowing, and sex-based discrimination

This week we summarise three very recent developments in employment law, one involving the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) and two new cases.
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Jun 26, 2024

Labour’s Proposed Employment Law Reforms: Our Second Weekly Pre-election Guide

Following last week's pre-election guide on qualifying periods and statutory time-limits, we focus this week on Labour’s plan to simplify the law on employment status.
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May 30, 2024

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: May 2024

Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could…
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Apr 29, 2024

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: April 2024

Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge…
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Mar 27, 2024

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: March 2024

Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who…
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Feb 28, 2024

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: February 2024

Our February update includes a case on the issue of whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, and a case on who pays what compensation to a successful claimant. We also feature a news…
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Jan 31, 2024

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: January 2024

Our January update includes a new Court of Session case giving (a degree of) certainty on settlement agreements prohibiting future unknown claims and a new case on constructive dismissal focusing on…
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Dec 20, 2023

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: December 2023

Our December update includes a Scottish Court of Session case which holds that “women” as defined in the Equality Act 2010 includes transgender individuals with a gender recognition certificate, a…
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Nov 30, 2023

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: November 2023

Our November update includes a Supreme Court decision on employment status and the right to join a trade union, whether a bonus clawback clause can be an unlawful restraint of trade, and how to deal…
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Oct 31, 2023

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: October 2023

Our October update includes a significant Supreme Court decision on how to treat historic underpayments of holiday pay, a preliminary tribunal hearing on whether a belief in race equality that opposed…
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Sep 28, 2023

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: September 2023

Our September update includes cases on whether a transgender employee was discriminated against for being subject to a “gender specific” insult, the extent to which employers should enquire about…
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Aug 29, 2023

UK HR Two Minute Monthly: August 2023

Our August update includes cases on the (discriminatory) harassment of a gender critical employee, a case in which a dismissing officer was not present at a dismissal meeting, and a case where a…
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Jul 27, 2023

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: July 2023

Our July update includes cases on the dismissal of a devout Christian dismissed for gross misconduct for social media criticism of pro-LGBTQ+ teaching at schools, allowances that tribunals should make…
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Jul 18, 2023

Summary of the Bullying and Respect at Work Bill

At the moment, there is no claim that can be brought in an employment tribunal just for being bullied at work. The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, if passed, would change that by creating a…
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