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Employment alert - 12 January 2023
What to expect in employment law in 2023. 12 months ago we published a similar article looking ahead to what 2022 might bring to the world of employment law. It is fair to say that while some predictions were borne out, 2022 also threw its fair share of curve balls......>>
Employment alert - 26 August 2022
A debate has long taken place in the higher tribunals and courts as to whether an employee is being dismissed for making a protected disclosure ('blowing the whistle') or for the unacceptable manner in which the employee did so. In this article, we look at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited......>>
Employment alert - 8 April 2022
JP Morgan trader unfairly dismissed: how do employment tribunals align with FCA compliance considerations? Jones v JP Morgan Securities Plc (No.1) [2021] 6 WLUK 722......>>
Employment alert - 3 December 2021
The United Nations has designated 3 December as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in order to raise awareness about disability issues and mobilise support for greater equality. To mark this occasion, we comment on the recent case of Gray v University of Portsmouth......>>
Employment alert - 30 November 2021
Two months’ ago, we reviewed the case of Kong V Gulf International Bank, (click HERE) where the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to consider whether the ‘protected disclosure’ of a whistleblower was the reason for her dismissal. The EAT found that even though her protected disclosure was the reason for the poor treatment she received......>>
Employment alert - 1 November 2021
In the case of Kostal v Dunkley, the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision and ruled that a pay offer that was made directly to workers when collective bargaining had stalled amounted to an unlawful inducement contrary to section 145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A)......>>
Employment alert - 8 October 2021
Tuesday 5 October saw the deadline for employers to report gender pay gap information for the reporting year 2020-21, in accordance with the Gender Pay Gap Regulations (the Regulations). Employers in England, Scotland and Wales with 250 or more employees are generally required to report their gender pay data by 4 April in each year......>>
Employment alert - 1 October 2021
After numerous extensions, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), launched in March 2020 as a short-term response to the Covid-19 pandemic, finally ended on 30 September. The deadline for claims under the scheme is 14 October......>>
Employment alert - 27 September 2021
Whistleblowing legislation provides wide ranging protection for those who make protected disclosures, including automatic unfair dismissal where the protected disclosure is the principal reason for the dismissal. This legal protection would be ineffective if an employer could circumvent the legislation and easily dismiss whistleblowers......>>
Employment alert - 24 September 2021
Yesterday the government published its consultation paper “Making flexible working the default”. There is already an existing right to request flexible work but this right only kicks in after 26 weeks’ employment. The key proposals raised by the consultation paper are: making the right to request flexible working a day one right......>>

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