At what point in time are restrictive covenants judged?
Brabners LLP discuss restrictive covenants; an important issue for all employers, particularly those who have employees that enter into restrictive covenants and are then subsequently promoted.
Will a worker’s paid holiday entitlement carry over to subsequent years if they did not take such holiday because they would not have been paid for it?
Brabners look at the King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd and another (‘‘King’’) case, the opinion of the Advocate General of the ECJ, and more significantly, what the implications could be for the gig economy
Defence of unfair dismissal claims because of whistle-blowing
Brabners look at a whistleblowing dismissal case, Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS.
EAT confirms that a series of deductions is broken by gaps of three months or more!
In this article, employment legal experts Brabners examine the outcome of the holiday pay legal case: ‘Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton and another’.
£2 compensation awarded for an employer’s breach of their right to be accompanied
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA) confirms that an employee is entitled to be accompanied to a disciplinary hearing or grievance hearing where he “reasonably requests to be accompanied at the hearing”. Section 10 goes on to confirm that the employer must allow the employee to be accompanied by either an employed trade union official,…
Workplace dress codes and equality Issues – The Government response is in!
On 20 April 2017, the government published its response to the House of Commons Petitions Committee and the Women and Equalities Committee joint report on high heels and workplace dress codes. As you may remember, the Committees’ report highlighted that while the Equality Act 2010 may be clear in theory, its application to individual cases…
Advice for Employers on Long-Term Sickness Absence
One of the trickier HR matters for employers to manage is long-term sickness absence. Many employers are nervous about dealing with employees on long-term sickness absence, either because they are mindful that the employee’s condition may amount to a disability and that the employer may find itself facing a discrimination claim if it takes certain…
The Apprenticeship Levy
As you may have seen, the way the government funds apprenticeships is changing. Some employers will be required to contribute to a new Apprenticeship Levy from 6 April 2017, and there will be changes to the funding for apprenticeship training for all employers from 1 May 2017. An employer whose earnings total (i.e the total…
Worker Rights Upheld – Court of Appeal Dismisses Appeal from Pimlico Plumbers
The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Pimlico Plumbers & Charlie Mullins v Gary Smith.
High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes
Brabners explain what action Ms Thorp took following this incident and provide guidance to employers who impose rules on workplace uniforms, particularly where those uniforms differ for men and women.