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Coming into force in October, The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act is designed to give workers in unpredictable and unstable employment situations, such as zero-hour contracts, a right to request a predictable work pattern. It aims to give...
What is classified as a disability under the Equality Act 2010? In order to establish this the answer can be found within section 6 of the act, which confirms that: You must have a physical or mental impairment; That has a substantial and adverse effect...
The Worker Protection Bill takes effect from October 2024 and introduces a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees during the course of their employment. As a result of this employment tribunals will...
One of the advantages of having a solicitor represent you at an employment tribunal is that they are specifically trained to deal with cases in the employment tribunal on a daily basis. They are familiar with legal concepts and the arguments that can...
When it comes to bank holidays, the Working Time Regulations 1998 does not differentiate between them and any other days, meaning that they can lawfully be included in an employee’s 5.6-week minimum annual leave entitlement. Additionally, employees...
In the run up to the general election, Labour made clear its plans to transform workers’ rights claiming that they were ‘not fit for the modern economy’. Their ‘new deal for working people’ made a pledge to implement sweeping...
A report has been recently published surrounding research and recommendations regarding autistic people in the workplace, which was headed by Sir Robert Buckland KC MP. According to the report, only around three in ten working age autistic...
Worryingly, the TUC has reported that over a third of employees have suffered bullying in the workplace. There is a fine line between the distinction of workplace bullying and harassment. Bullying is not legally defined as being unlawful, with gov.uk...
The Worker Protection Bill takes effect from October 2024 and introduces a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees during the course of their employment. Employment tribunals will therefore have the...
In April the law surrounding flexible working changed, one of the main changes being that employees are able to request flexible working arrangements from the beginning of their employment. The way in which employers must deal with such requests also...
