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27th October 2022
A settlement agreement (formerly known as a compromise agreement) is an agreement made between an employee and employer which is legally binding and usually offers the employee an ex- gratia in return for not pursuing any claims in the tribunal. Settlement agreements are generally used when an employee and employer wish to mutually terminate a […]
27th September 2022
In order for an employee to fall under the protection of disabled under the Equality Act 2010, they must be disabled at the time of the discriminatory act. In the recent case of Quinn v Sense Scotland ETS/4111971/2021, the tribunal confirmed that an employee who caught COVID-19 two weeks before their dismissal was not disabled […]
30th August 2022
In the recent case of Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and Others ET/2202172/2020 the employment tribunal held that a barrister was subject to direct discrimination and victimisation by her chambers due to her gender critical philosophical beliefs. Allison Bailey is a criminal barrister and worked at Garden Court Chambers. In 2019, Ms Bailey co-founded the […]
28th July 2022
In the recent case of Harper Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21, the Supreme Court held that holiday pay for term-time workers who work for part of the year but have a year-long contract must have their holiday pay calculated in the same way as a full-time worker and not prorated. In this case, the […]
29th June 2022
An employee with a disability will qualify for protection against discrimination if they have a protected characteristic. Under section 6 Equality Act 2010 for an employee to qualify as having a disability if they: Have a physical or mental impairment, and The impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry […]
11th May 2022
In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we will be enjoying an additional bank holiday on 3 June 2022, and the usual late May bank holiday has been moved to 2 June 2022. Whilst many employees will be glad of the upcoming 4-day weekend, are they all entitled to take the additional bank holiday as […]
27th April 2022
Research by BUPA concluded that almost a million workers left their jobs before the pandemic due to experiencing menopause symptoms. A further poll by Research without Borders found the primary reasons for those leaving the workforce. These included the high pressures placed on them, the lack of flexible working arrangements to manage their symptoms, and a lack […]
23rd March 2022
Managing COVID-19 in the Workplace Following the publication of the government’s plan for ‘Living with COVID’ in February 2022, we were provided with a roadmap to the (potentially final) removal of all COVID-19 restrictions. We saw the first change implemented from 24 February 2022 which brought an end to the legal requirement to Self-Isolate upon […]
22nd February 2022
There have been a number of employment law and HR updates making the news in February. In our latest blog, we take a look at these events. Wales: Suggestion of 4-Day Working Week Trial The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to trial a shorter working week. A new report, […]