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Are you ready for the new duty to prevent sexual harassment?

With only three weeks to go until the Worker Protection Act 2024 comes into force on 26 October 2024, it’s…
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All in a Day’s Work: New Tipping Act

In this month’s All in a Day’s Work, Alice Finniear and Alex Harper are discussing the new Tipping Act and…
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Labour’s 100-day countdown: Will new employees draw the short straw on day one employment rights?

As the 100-day deadline for Labour’s new legislation approaches, the Financial Times reported last week that UK employers will retain…
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Flying under the radar: how indirect discrimination took off at BA

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Restrictive Covenants: Employment Contracts -v- Commercial Agreements

Restrictive covenants/post-termination restrictions play an essential role in protecting business interests such as confidential information and commercial connections….
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Update on Sexual Harassment in Financial Services

Since our article on sexual harassment in the financial service sector at the start of the year, the Treasury Committee…
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Discrimination Claims: philosophical beliefs in the spotlight

Can a belief in English Nationalism be a protected belief? This issue was tested in the Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment…
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All in a Day’s Work: Off the Record Conversations

In this episode of All in a Day’s Work, Hannah King and Alex Harper from Herrington Carmichael are discussing off…
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Third Time Unlucky: Bradley v The Royal Mint Ltd

Should you be allowed to rescind your resignation if it was submitted hastily during a mental health crisis?…
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D’oh! Simpsons creator hit with workplace harassment claim

Matt Groening, known for creating The Simpsons, and his wife Agustina Picasso, are being sued by a former employee for…
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Settlement Agreements: Can You Waive Future Claims?

Can a Settlement Agreement signed in 2012 prevent an employee from bringing a discrimination claim a decade later? The Employment…
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Signed, Sealed, Dismissed!

In Orwin v East Riding of Yorkshire Council the Employment Tribunal considered whether an employee had been discriminated against for…