Plans for the workplace include more day-one rights and a clampdown on unscrupulous fire and rehire policies.
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What will a Labour government mean for employment law?
Day in the life of a top employment lawyer
Garvey Hanchard is co-founder of Bloomsbury Square Employment Law LLP, a West End boutique which focuses on employee matters. He shares a day in his working life with The Brief.
Government refuses to ban NDAs in harassment cases
Nicola Welchman, shares her thoughts on why the government has refused to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in harassment cases in response to the Treasury select committee’s Sexism in the City report.
‘Without prejudice’ vs ‘protected conversation’: why HR should understand the difference
Will Burrows explains the nuances between the two terms – and what they mean to employers
Extended Safeguards – Parents in the Workplace
Nicola Welchman, Partner at Bloomsbury Square Employment Law, explains the recent changes brought by the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023, which came into effect on April 6, 2024. This Act enhances protections for new and expectant parents by providing stronger safeguards against redundancy.
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As temperatures soar across the UK, many workers may find their offices uncomfortably warm and stuffy. So, what happens when the heat becomes too much? Can you insist on working from home?
The existence and extent of any restrictive covenants are critical to consider at an early stage in the recruitment process.
The furlough scheme implemented by the U.K. Government in April 2020 as a response to the lockdown measures during the Covid-19 crisis ends today, 30 September 2021.
There are a lot of myths about restrictive covenants and whether or not they are enforceable. Restrictive covenants are enforceable if they are no wider than necessary to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests.
In May 2021, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) published a first of its kind report systematically mapping the incidence of conflict across UK workplaces, titled ‘Estimating the Costs of Workplace Conflict’.
Of all the employment laws passed in the last thirty years, one of the most important was the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the corresponding introduction of protections for whistleblowers against detriment or dismissal ...