Tag Archives: Unfair Dismissal
Protecting pregnant employees from dismissal
The Government has announced that it will introduce new protections against dismissal for pregnant women and new mothers from October 2027. This is a change that was teed up in the Employment Rights Act 2025, creating a regulation-making power but … Continue reading
Sacking a hero? How limited is the right not to be unfairly dismissed?
While we all worry about the implications of reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal it is perhaps worth thinking about what the right not to be unfairly dismissed actually amounts to. I was out with friends last night who … Continue reading
The Employment Rights Bill and day-one rights
The Employment Rights Bill failed to clear the final stage of its passage through Parliament last night. The House of Lords chose to insist on a number of amendments that had been rejected by the Commons meaning that the Bill … Continue reading
The Employment Rights Bill – Unfair Dismissal as a Day-One Right.
One of the features of the Employment Rights Bill that has attracted particular attention is the abolition of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal making it a day-one right (see Schedule 2 of the Bill). This is something that a … Continue reading
Should the BBC have sacked Huw Edwards before he resigned?
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
The Future of Agency Workers
Labour’s manifesto promised that the new Government will introduce legislation on employment law within 100 days. I’m not sure if the clock is ticking yet. Did they mean 100 days from the election or 100 days from the King’s Speech on … Continue reading
Will the new Health and Work Service help or hinder business?
The idea behind the new Health and Work Service is that it will save employers money by helping sick employees get back to work. The truth, as ever, is rather more complicated than that. The new service is reported by … Continue reading
What to do about zero-hours contracts?
The Guardian is running a campaign on the potential abuses of zero-hours contracts and they seem to have the ear of at least one side of the Coalition. Both Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have made sympathetic noises about doing … Continue reading
