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- Date:
- 25 April 2023
- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four cases in which dismissals of employees in their 50s or 60s were found to amount to direct age discrimination, including two where redundancies were rushed through to avoid enhanced pension payments.
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- Type:
- How to
Practical guidance on implementing a lay-off or short-time working, including entitlement to guarantee payments and statutory redundancy pay.
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- Date:
- 24 March 2023
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2023. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, and increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay.
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- Date:
- 6 March 2023
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
The current economic climate is forcing businesses to make difficult decisions as they grapple with high inflation, a deflated economy and an increasing financial burden. Luke Bowery offers an overview of the legal framework and considers alternatives to redundancy.
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- Date:
- 25 January 2023
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Weller v First MTR South Western Trains Ltd, an employment tribunal found that the dismissal of a train driver for offensive Twitter posts was unfair but declined to award any compensation.
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- Date:
- 17 January 2023
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
We reflect on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge in 2023. These include cases on: gender identity, holiday pay, coronavirus-related health and safety cases, industrial action, and dismissal and re-engagement.
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- Date:
- 16 January 2023
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Jandu v Marks and Spencer plc ET/2200275/21, an employment tribunal held that the retailer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to discount any disability-related effects when assessing the employee against the redundancy selection criteria.
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- Date:
- 13 January 2023
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 1 December 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers criticised or disciplined employees for their social media activities.