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Should we ban ‘firing and re-hiring’?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

Keir Starmer addresses the TUC today and – such is the nature of these events – we already know what he is ‘expected to say’. Starmer will condemn employers (recent examples include British Gas and British Airways) that have fired … Continue reading →

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New Starters and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

UPDATE: Wednesday 15 April 2020 In a major change to the Job Retention Scheme the Treasury has announced that the cut off date of 28 February has been moved to 19 March. The guidance now says this: Employees you can … Continue reading →

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Sleepover shifts and the minimum wage

Posted on February 6, 2020 by

Next week the Supreme Court will hear argument in two cases involving care workers. At issue is whether a care worker who ‘sleeps over’ in the care home should be regarded as working for that whole shift so that each … Continue reading →

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Forstater v CGD Europe – what the Tribunal actually found

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

Debating transgender issues can be really difficult. It is one of those areas where you cannot really articulate a position without using vocabulary that at least some people will find objectionable. Writing about it feels like treading through a minefield … Continue reading →

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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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