Tag Archives: employment

Probation Periods and Unfair Dismissal

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Darren Newman

The Financial Times reported last night that  Companies will be able to keep new hires on probation for up to six months under a compromise Labour plan despite an election pledge to give employees “day one rights” It seems there … Continue reading →

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Should the BBC have sacked Huw Edwards before he resigned?

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Darren Newman

Was the BBC wrong to keep Huw Edwards employed despite knowing that he had been arrested on such serious charges? Looking at the timeline I think it’s difficult to criticise their approach. Most large public sector organisations would have done … Continue reading →

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Abolishing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Darren Newman

I love a State Opening! I am an absolute sucker for a man in tights carrying a stick with a Cap of Maintenance on the end even though no-one seems very sure why he is doing that. I also like … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Equality Law

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Darren Newman

Labour’s policy document published at the beginning of the election campaign – “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay” –  has so much detail in it that I have already written about it in two posts. The first looked at trade union … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Plans for Employment Rights

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Darren Newman

In my last post I looked at the new measures Labour is proposing in the field of trade union law. In this post I am going to look at individual employment rights, with proposals on discrimination and family-based rights coming … Continue reading →

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