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Changes made to flexible working requests

The Government has yesterday released the outcome of its consultation, Making Flexible Working the Default….
4 years ago
Equal Pay Day 2022

Equal Pay Day 2022

All employers in the UK have a legal obligation to ensure that men and women receive equal pay for performing…
4 years ago
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Football is coming…to work? Top tips for employers for the World Cup 2022

ACAS has given advice encouraging employers to consider a degree of flexibility over the World Cup period….
4 years ago
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Bathgate v Technip UK – Can future discrimination claims be covered by Settlement Agreements?

The Equality Act does not allow for settlement of unknown future claims even where the wording of a Settlement Agreement…
4 years ago
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UK High Potential Individual Visa

The High Potential Individual (“HPI”) visa route opened earlier this year and allows qualifying individuals to enter the UK without…
4 years ago
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To like, or not to like – that is the question? Unfairly dismissed for liking social media post

An employee of a pub in Lincolnshire was unfairly dismissed for liking a social media post that criticised her ‘wildly…
4 years ago
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Some bumps in the road – a further analysis of the four-day working week

June 2022 marked the start of a four-day working week pilot which was conducted by non-for-profit organisation, 4 Day Week…
4 years ago
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Supporting a football team is not a philosophical belief

The Equality Act sets out that religions or philosophical beliefs are protected in law and specifies conditions that need to…
4 years ago
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The Bank Holiday for Her Majesty the Queen’s State Funeral

We consider the legal requirements; the moral position; and the practical issues of the bank holiday for the Queen’s state…
4 years ago
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Pros and Cons of the Scale-up Visa

The scale-up visa route opened in August 2022 and allows workers to come to the UK to work for an…
4 years ago
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“Fanciful” doctor’s victory in unfair dismissal claim

The handling of whistleblowing complaints by employers has been highlighted in the recent case of Mr Kumar and the Care…
4 years ago
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What happens to the earnings received by an employee when they have lied about their qualifications?

In the case of R v Andrewes [2022] UKSC 24, Mr Andrewes was appointed into a CEO position, after falsely…
4 years ago