Workplace Wellbeing
Focuses on strategies for rest, recovery, work-life balance, and creating safe, positive working environments.
Update: Compulsory Vaccination Cases Against Barchester
The Workers of England Union has always taken the view that we are here to protect our members’ rights in the workplace. When those rights were threatened by compulsory vaccination, we not only pur...
New Law on Flexible Working
On 20 July 2023, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 received Royal Assent and became law. This landmark legislation introduces comprehensive reforms to the flexible working framew...
Guidance on Data Subject Access Requests
Background
In May 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection authority, published updated guidance for employers on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs). Although t...
Are You Up to Speed with Employment Law?
The UK Government has been updating its policy in light of Brexit and this month announced several important reforms. Below, Samantha Randall, an Associate Solicitor specialising in employment law,...
Court of Appeal Enforces 12-Month Non-Compete
Why the Case Matters
In Boydell v NZP Ltd and others, the Court of Appeal applied the doctrine of severance—deleting certain parts of a restrictive covenant—to uphold a 12-month non-competition cov...
Settlement Agreements: What You Need to Know
It is not every day that you leave a job. In most cases, people resign because they have secured another position. However, if your employer initiates the departure, a settlement agreement may be o...
Is Saying "I'm Done" Enough to Quit?
Resignation can be given orally or—even in some cases—by conduct, unless an employment contract explicitly requires written notice. When a resignation is clear and unambiguous, an employer is not o...
Is Your Employer Complying with Health and Safety?
Employers have important legal obligations when it comes to health and safety in the workplace, but how do many businesses currently stack up? The latest Health and Safety statistics for 2021/2022 ...
Employment Law Review of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, we take the opportunity to reflect on and summarise some of the key employment law developments from this year. For a deeper dive into these trends, see our employment law...
Supreme Court Rules on Holiday Pay for Part-Year Workers
In Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21, the Supreme Court determined the correct method of calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay for workers who work varying hours during specific weeks ...
