Some changes are being made to the legal rules on flexible working under the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023. The Act is likely to come into force next year. The following changes are being made: Employees will now be able to make two flexible working...
The Watford Employment Tribunal recently heard an unfair dismissal case, the facts of which provide some clear guidance to employers of what not to do when dismissing an employee. In Kleina v Polish Village Bread the claimant was employed by the respondent as...
Managers on the look-out for changes in employment law following Brexit need to prepare for new holiday entitlement and pay calculations. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 became law in June, setting out how EU-based laws are to be treated in...
Flexible Working Rights & The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 Sophia Goodall, Trainee Solicitor looks at the changes to the current flexible working regime that employers and employees alike need to be aware of under The Employment Relations...
And finally, furniture suppliers Furniture at Work have carried out research using LinkedIn data to determine the most common career for people with certain names in the UK. The results make for interesting reading. According to the research, people with the most...
A senior IT worker on sick leave since 2008 tried to sue a tech giant for discrimination because he hadn’t been given a pay rise. Ian Clifford brought tribunal proceedings against IBM alleging that he had been treated unfavourably for something arising from his...
