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Dismissal and Re-engagement - Government consultation

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The Government has launched a Consultation on a Code of Practice that addresses the controversial practice of “Fire and Re-hire” to bring about changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment.

Menopause and the Workplace Report - Government rejects key recommendations

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The Government has responded to the Women and Equalities Committee’s recommendations contained in its Menopause and the Workplace Report. The response confirms that it will appoint a Menopause Employment Champion but other recommendations will be rejected

Government plans to “sunset” EU derived laws by the end of 2023

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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill sets out the Government’s plans to allow many EU-derived laws to expire at the end of 2023. This could have a significant impact on employment law.

Can settlement agreements settle future claims?

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a settlement agreement cannot settle statutory claims that have not arisen yet. Read what our employment law experts have to say.

Hybrid working: working overseas – plain sailing?

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The key areas for an employer to consider when it receives a request to work from abroad for a longer period are tax and social security payments, immigration, employment law jurisdiction and data privacy and protection.

Teachers’ Pension Scheme – option for “Phased Withdrawal” for Independent Schools

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Faced with the ongoing costs and risk exposure associated with defined benefit pension provision – pressures which have been exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19 – many independent schools have been forced to review whether they can continue to provide their teaching staff with membership of the TPS as part of their terms and conditions of employment.

Whistleblowing claims: dismissal for way employee blew the whistle not automatically unfair

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An employee who was dismissed due to the manner in which she raised a whistleblowing concern had not been automatically unfairly dismissed on whistleblowing grounds. The employment tribunal had been entitled to find that her conduct when blowing the whistle (the employer’s reason for dismissal) was separate from the whistleblowing disclosure itself.

Allison Bailey wins her discrimination case

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In one of the most keenly followed Employment Tribunal cases of recent years, Doyle Clayton client Allison Bailey has succeeded in her claim for discrimination against the Barristers Chambers of which she was a tenant.

Do employers have to provide facilities for employees to express breastmilk?

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An employment tribunal has ruled that a school’s failure to provide a teacher with a private room to express breastmilk amounted to harassment related to sex. As a result of the school’s failure the teacher was forced to express in the toilets or her car.

The without prejudice rule: exaggerated allegations and unambiguous impropriety

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A without prejudice letter which contained exaggerated allegations of serious misconduct was not admissible in evidence in the employment tribunal. It did not fall into the ‘unambiguous impropriety’ exception to the without prejudice rule.