Government steadies the path on worker reforms Unveiled Employment Rights Bill paces change for employers and workers By Jon Dunkley, Partner – Head of Regulatory Team at Wollens Solicitors Heralded as the greatest shake up in UK employment law for more than 30...
On October 10th 2024, The Government published a new Employment Bill which sets out an enormous shift in employee rights in favour of employees. The bill is unfortunately quite complex and refers to regulations which have not yet been published. However, the headline...
When looking at unfair dismissal compensation, employers often argue that the conduct of the employee has contributed to their dismissal. The Employment Rights Act 1996 makes it clear that contributory conduct by an employee can have an impact on the level of...
In 2007, Tesco re-organised its warehouses resulting in mass relocations. As an alternative to potential redundancy, Tesco negotiated with USDAW (the recognised trade union) that it would give any staff who stayed on, and agreed to be relocated, a ‘Retained Pay’...
A warehouse worker has lost his discrimination claim after complaining about his boss being called ‘Willy’. In Aylmer v Dnata Catering, the Claimant objected to his boss William McGinty referring to himself as ‘Willy’. The Claimant asked his boss to avoid using the...
Employers need to be able to demonstrate that decisions on recruitment have been made fairly, based on criteria which have been applied to all applicants. Allowing subjectivity to creep in risks any decision taken being challenged as discriminatory. This happened in...
