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News 13 - 19th July 2019
This week’s edition looks at recent Case Law which provides much needed clarity on three issues. Firstly, a case dealing with ‘restrictive covenants’ (for the first time in 100 years). The case in qu…
News 5 - 12 July 2019
This week we look at two issues which employers will need to consider. Today the government releases its consultation paper on sexual harassment in the workplace. The scope of the paper w…
News 22 - 28 June 2019
This week we highlight two issues which seem to underline the increasing fragility of contemporary UK employment law. First we have a recent report from the TUC which highlights the growi…
News 14 - 21 June 2019
This week we take a peek at proposed EU Legislation which could affect the employment rights of the growing numbers of workers who fall within the ‘gig economy’. The proposals will tighten exis…
News 10 - 11th 14th June 2019
This week MP's have called for a ban on so called "gagging clauses" that are being used by Employers to cover up unlawful behaviour .BBC.CO.UK reported that The Women and Equalities Committee a…
News 31 May - 7 June 2019
This week’s Employment Law Update courtesy of Herrington Carmichael addresses issues including Shared Parental Leave, Working Time Regulations, Disability Discrimination and the application of the AC…
News 10 - 17 May 2019
This week we visit two issues, revised Parental Bereavement rules and Mental Health Awareness Week. From April 2020, Bereaved Parents will be able to claim paid leave under the Parental Bereave…
News 3 - 9 May 2019
As the annual uprating of benefits and awards through April reaches its conclusion we turn our heads to what may be on the horizon later this year. Firstly, the issue of a return to Tribunal Fe…
News 27 - 2 May 2019
As the year rolls into May, the government will release a range of guidance publications ranging from the ACAS Guide to age discrimination, closing the gender pay gap, ‘self-employed plus’ and a guid…
News 19 - 26 April 2019
This week we herald the twentieth anniversary of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage. Although conceptually rooted in legislation dating back to 1909, the landmark legislation came in…
News 11 - 18 April 2019
Continuing where we left off last week, we have the new rates which have recently been published in respect of unfair dismissal awards including basic minimum compensatory levels and additional award…
News 5-10 April 2019
‘April showers bring May flowers’ as that tidiest of English sayings goes. So this month’s annual uprating in benefits and allowances designated by the state has been announced. So amongst othe…
