Category: Employment Law
- Employment Law
Coventry Bin Lorry Drivers Strike – Legal Questions Answered
It was recently announced that Coventry bin lorry drivers had launched a two-month strike, following a series of intermittent industrial actions that ...
- Employment Law
Can Employers Refuse To Pay Unvaccinated Employees Sick Pay?
The news in early January that Ikea and Wessex Water had cut sick pay for unvaccinated self-isolating staff made headline news. Next, the AA, ...
- Employment Law
Do Employers Have To Follow The New Work From Home Order?
No one could blame you, as an employer, for being confused about the Government’s ‘Plan B’ announced on Wednesday, 8 December 2021. Designed to ...
- Employment Law
What Is Lexcel And How Does It Benefit Clients And Employees?
Law firms who have earned a Lexcel accreditation proudly display it on their websites and other marketing material. However, most consumers of legal ...
- Employment Law
Settlement Agreements – A Win-Win Method For Resolving Employment Disputes
As the Furlough Scheme is beginning to wind down, many employers are being forced to take stock of their labour requirements. Undertaking a ...
- Employment Law
National Breastfeeding Week
This year, England’s National Breastfeeding Week runs from 20 – 26th June and it is run by Public Health England. We have chosen to focus ...
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Can You Work Yourself To Death?
Alarming new research has shown that 745,000 people died in 2016 from stroke and heart disease due to long working hours. The study, conducted by ...
- Employment Law
Is Dominic Cummings Protected By Whistleblowing Legislation?
Is Dominic Cummings Protected By Whistleblowing Legislation? In recent weeks, the newspapers have given extensive coverage to the Prime Minister’s ...
- Employment Law
Equal Pay
It has been a very busy few months in the Employment law world with yet another ground-breaking Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court have ruled ...
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Sleep-in Time – What are you entitled to?
On Friday 19 March 2021, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in Tomlinson-Blake v Royal Mencap Society. It was a long-awaited decision, ...