Category Archives: Uncategorized

Workers’ Rights and the EU

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

The annoying thing about the debate that has blown up over the weekend about workers’ rights post Brexit is that it rarely gets down to specifics. Take the Financial Times story on Friday. It referred to the possibility of divergence … Continue reading →

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Dominic Cummings and a case of unfair dismissal

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

I have to admit I laughed out loud when I saw this headline in the Guardian Adviser sacked by Cummings may have case for unfair dismissal – expert Oh do you think so? Could it be that calling someone in … Continue reading →

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Reforming NDAs – why it won’t solve the real problem

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

The first thing to be clear about is that almost any settlement of a potential Employment Tribunal claim will include a confidentiality clause. This may be called a non-disclosure agreement or an NDA. If you are a journalist. the term … Continue reading →

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New (and rather modest) proposals on pregnancy and redundancy

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

On a dull and extended train ride home last night I was perked up by a report that the Government was extending the rights of pregnant women. The report from the BBC (based on this Government press release) says: The … Continue reading →

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Of course vegans are protected by the Equality Act!

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

A vegan is claiming discrimination after being sacked from his job at the League Against Cruel Sports. The emphasis of the BBC story is on whether or not Mr Casamitjana’s beliefs will be protected under the Equality Act as a philosophical … Continue reading →

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My Pimlico Plumbers Prediction (updated)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

UPDATE: so the decision is out and it seems to be mainly Option 1 (see below). Lord Wilson’s decision does, I think, move the law on a bit when it comes to the right to send a substitute. When looking … Continue reading →

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‘Last Chance Saloon’ for gender pay gap reporting?

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

With just days to go before the deadline for large employers to submit their gender pay gap information (30 March for the public sector, 4 April for the private and third sectors) the press is full of concern that many … Continue reading →

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