Employment Law

Workplace Dress Code Policies – New Guidance published

The Government Equalities Office recently published new guidance for employers and employees on workplace dress codes and avoiding discrimination.  You can download the original document below, but we have prepared a summary of the key points for employers to take on board. View the Government Equalities Office [...]

By |2019-08-28T12:01:21+01:00November 30th, 2018|

The “Gay Cake” case: Ashers Bakery found not guilty of discrimination

Bakery owners who refused to supply a cake bearing an iced message in support of gay marriage were entitled to follow their religious beliefs and were not guilty of any form of discrimination, the Supreme Court has ruled in what has been dubbed by the media [...]

By |2019-08-28T12:02:36+01:00October 16th, 2018|

Workplace Events and Employer’s Vicarious Liability – An Update

In December 2016 we wrote about the sad case of Bellman vs Northampton Recruitment.  This looked at whether employers can be held liable for issues occurring after an office Christmas party. It’s well established in employment law that a Christmas party should always be considered as [...]

By |2019-08-28T12:03:06+01:00October 16th, 2018|

Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay takes a step closer

In October 2017, we outlined the proposed right for recently bereaved parents to take two weeks of Parental Bereavement Leave following the loss of a child under 18.  The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 has just received Royal Assent and the law is now expected to [...]

By |2018-09-19T17:01:41+01:00September 17th, 2018|

How Employers should manage a hot workplace environment

With summer temperatures soaring to the highest levels since 1976, employers should be thinking about how they should manage the workplace environment to keep their workers in the best conditions possible. The Legal Position The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations of 1992 say that an [...]

By |2018-08-08T11:32:13+01:00July 30th, 2018|

How Employers can tackle World Cup Fever

The 2018 World Cup in Moscow is now well under way. Businesses may have already been handling annual leave requests from the more astute football fans, but for the less organised followers of the sport, time’s up for holiday requests. With afternoon kick offs scheduled throughout [...]

By |2018-06-21T14:02:08+01:00June 18th, 2018|

The Government’s Good Work Plan

In February 2018 the Government announced a response to Matthew Taylor’s Review of Modern Working Practices which came out last year. The Business Secretary Matthew Taylor pledged to introduce what he called a “Good Work Plan” and follow through on some of the recommendations in the [...]

By |2018-05-11T09:27:55+01:00May 11th, 2018|

Pimlico Plumbers Appeal goes to the Supreme Court

One of the highest profile employment law cases of recent times went to the Supreme Court on 20 February 2018. Gary Smith worked for Pimlico between 2005 and 2011 as a “self-employed” plumber. He was required to wear a Pimlico uniform, lease a signwritten company van [...]

By |2018-05-08T10:19:36+01:00May 8th, 2018|
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