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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Extended Safeguards – Parents in the Workplace
Can bosses force their managers back to the office?
Chris Hogg comments on Elizabeth Wilson, a manager at the City regulator, has been defeated in a legal case on her right to work from home. The ruling could set a far-reaching precedent
“If in doubt, don’t say it”: Lawyers warning after Councillor’s disciplinary for mock-Irish accent
Will Burrows explained to City A.M. that his team is increasingly seeing employers viewing harassment as an entirely subjective issue, resulting in employers dismissing employees based on how complainants have perceived the actions of a fellow employee.
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A without prejudice conversation takes place for the purposes of settling a dispute between an employer and an employee.
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 …
A conversation has started about how women in the workplace are treated when they start to experience menopausal symptoms. This conversation is long overdue, and slowly but surely …
