You might think that it would be tricky for an employer to dismiss an employee without meaning to. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision highlights the importance of careful drafting when making offers of settlement. In Meaker v Cyxtera Technology UK, Mr...
There was a definite theme running through the employment proposals announced in the Spring 2023 Budget: ‘get back to work’! This was approached from various angles but one of the key announcements was the proposed introduction of ‘returnerships’ (later life...
Data from the UK’s large-scale 4 day working week trial was published in February 2023. The data emerged from a 6 month trial involving over 60 businesses of varying sizes across a wide-range of industries. Each business involved moved its employees to a 4 day working...
The Government has announced the employment law rate changes that come into force in April 2023. From 1 April 2023: National Living Wage for workers aged 23 and over increased to £10.42 per hour For workers aged 21-22 the rate increased to £10.18 per hour For workers...
Employees have a right not to be treated unfavourably by their employer because of something arising from a disability (unless the treatment can be justified). It is often the knock-on effect of a person’s disability which leads to problems in employment rather than...
According to a recent article in Forbes Magazine, younger employees are being influenced by workplace trends popularised on the social media platform, TikTok. These include ideas like ‘quiet quitting’ (doing only as much as is required to avoid performance management...
