The P&O mass redundancies continue to reverberate. The government has now announced that it will be introducing a new Statutory Code of Practice on the use of fire and rehire practices to change employment terms and conditions.
Like most organisations, Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service experienced a dramatic change in the way they work as a result of the pandemic.
Positive action in recruitment is permissible only in limited circumstances: employers are allowed to take certain positive steps to help individuals who are disadvantaged by a protected characteristic (including disability).
Parliament is not the only workplace which struggles to effectively tackle sexual harassment at work.
Although voluntary redundancy is often regarded as lower risk than compulsory redundancy, there are still traps for the unwary employer.
New guidance has been published on the award levels for compensation for injury to feelings, known as “Vento bands”.
Like hurricanes in Hertfordshire, reinstatement, or reengagement, hardly ever happens as a consequence of a successful employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal.
Regular readers of our newsletter will know that we are proud to support the Trowbridge Storehouse Foodbank.
We’re always very pleased to celebrate International Women’s Day and this year’s #BreaktheBias campaign has inspired us to support Rights of Women,
The head of employment policy at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has suggested that organisations should treat their employees who have long COVID-19 symptoms as if they have a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.