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TUPE in Digital Transformation – Employment Law Considerations
Posted: 13/03/2025
Digital transformation often leads to outsourcing and operational changes, which can trigger significant employment law implications under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE). In this episode, Gemma Woodhouse and Joanne Vengadesan examine how TUPE applies when staff are reassigned due to changes in service providers, particularly in industries like helpdesk support and IT operations......>>
Disability discrimination – what is a disability?
Posted: 05/03/2025
The question of ‘what is a disability?’ is often contested in Employment Tribunal (ET) claims, and has recently been examined by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Mrs Alcian Roofe-Stewart v MacIntyre Care. In this case the EAT considered whether the ET had properly taken into account the application of the Equality Act......>>
Whistleblowing - how far does the protection extend?
Posted: 20/02/2024
Increasingly, employers are facing claims for whistleblowing. In the recent case of Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether or not whistleblowing protection extends to job applicants. Whistleblowing legislation offers valuable protection for those who identify wrongdoing and gives them......>>
Announcement of changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer contributions from April 2024
Posted: 07/11/2023
The long-awaited outcome of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) revaluation was finally announced on 27 October 2023. From April 2024, the employer contribution rate will increase by 5% to 28.6%. As affected schools will be aware, this follows a previous employer contribution rate increase in September 2019, from 16.48% to 23.6%......>>

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