News - 08 - 16 March 2023

We start this week with an update on the ongoing dispute at P&O ferries.(1)  We have an update from the TUC regarding the ‘doom loop’ which indicates that the current economic recovery is the worst for two centuries.(2)  We have an article which looks at the ongoing furore caused by the mere suggestion of divorce leave.(3)  the National provides a story about the need for employers to be sympathetic towards menopause leave particularly in light of the governments refusal to recognise it as a legitimate grounds in its own right now.(4) The office for National statistics has reported that there has been a drop in the number of job vacancies by approximately 50,000.(5)  We also have an admission that the waiting times for Employment Tribunals claims are now at 49 weeks.(6)

Our last two articles come from TUC the first look so women's health in the workplace.(7) The second is a scathing critique of yesterday's budget by Jeremy Hunt.(8)