Workplace Wellbeing
Focuses on strategies for rest, recovery, work-life balance, and creating safe, positive working environments.
Employers Must Prevent Third Party Harassment
Understanding Third Party Harassment
The recent update to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s technical guidance on sexual harassment makes clear that the new duty on employers to pre...
Religious Discrimination Case
Article by DACBeechcroft
Facts
In this case an employment tribunal found that a charity directly discriminated against a job applicant when it withdrew a conditional job offer after discovering F...
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Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement
Issued by the Secretary of State under section 203 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
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New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Posted By: admin 12/07/2024
Article by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
On 9 July 2024, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published updated guidance on how employers should ...
Employers' Maternity Leave Responsibilities
In the UK, parents have access to three primary types of leave: maternity leave, paternity leave and unpaid parental leave. Each serves a unique purpose, ensuring that employees can balance work an...
Rights of an Agency Worker on Suspension
Using temporary agency workers supplied through an employment business can provide companies with a flexible staffing resource. Agency workers can be engaged at short notice without the employment ...
Directors’ Personal Liability for Employment Breaches
One of the fundamental principles of a limited liability company is that the company has a distinct legal identity, separate from its shareholders and directors. In principle, only the company can ...
Changes to the Legal Definition of a Disability
Further to our recent update on the amendments to the Equality Act 2010 that came into force on 1 January 2024, the legal definition of a disability has been extended by The Equality Act 2010 (Amen...
Changes to Sexual Harassment Legislation
The recently published annual NHS staff survey reveals concerningly the highest reported levels of discrimination since the survey began. For the first time, staff were asked if they had experience...
New Code of Practice for Fire and Rehire
Employers sometimes enforce contractual amendments by using a “fire and rehire” strategy—terminating employment and offering to rehire staff on new terms. A Statutory Code of Practice regulating th...
