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The Government has now published further details of the proposed reforms to employment law announced in its policy paper on 10 May (see our post here). Non-competes The response to the 2020 consultation here confirms the following: the proposed statutory limit of 3 months will be applied to non-compete clauses only, and not other types … Read more
Update: On 12 May the Government published consultation documents including further details of the proposed reforms – see our post here. The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch MP, has today issued a written statement announcing that the Government will replace the current sunset in the Retained EU Law … Read more
Update 10 May: Kemi Badenoch has today issued a written statement announcing that the Government will replace the current sunset in the Bill with a list of the retained EU laws that it intends to revoke under the Bill at the end of 2023. Other laws will remain on the statute books until there is … Read more
Banks and social shifts: their impact on staff. Has the social and cultural landscape shifted in a way that benefits employees or their employer? Are employees more mobile, or can organisations find new ways to retain top talent? With a focus on finance, Christine Young, Jenny Andrews and Adam Hylton explore how digital transformation, fostering … Read more
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer could not have claims from multiple claimants struck out on the basis of a technical breach of tribunal rules concerning Acas Early Conciliation certificate numbers. Early conciliation had been completed in respect of all of the claims, but the EC certificate number given on the claim … Read more
Enabling equality of opportunity is a key moral and strategic opportunity for any organisation, but the uncertain boundaries around lawful positive action and the complexity of ethnicity reporting has discouraged their adoption. The Government has now published guidance in the hope of giving employers confidence to implement these steps appropriately. Positive action guidance (here) In brief, … Read more
Join Robert, Christine and Jonathan in the first of two episodes on how to deal with witnesses and suspects. This first episode is focused on employment and the team discuss what issues should be considered, how we should deal with whistleblowers and witnesses, and what the employment options are when an employee has been found … Read more
A recent tribunal ruling could encourage indirect discrimination claims from a broader category of claimant. The first instance, preliminary ruling applies the decision of the European Court of Justice in Chez Razpredelenie Bulgaria (see here) to hold that, where individuals with a protected characteristic are indirectly discriminated against, a claimant who does not have the … Read more
The Government has confirmed previous announcements that it does not intend to amend the law to enhance protection for workers going through the menopause. Its formal response to the report of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee published on 24 January 2023 confirms that: it will not bring the dual discrimination provisions … Read more
