With the EU referendum just around the corner, it is crucial that we understand the implications of leaving before we make a decision. As we all know, a substantial amount of employment law in the UK comes from Europe.
So what are the possible employment implications for businesses if the UK votes to leave the EU? Malcolm Gregory, partner in our Employment & HR team, explores the issues.
With the European Football Tournament starting tomorrow (10 June 2016), and some matches due to take place during normal working hours, employers are anticipating some disruption to the workplace over the coming weeks. Mark Emery shares some tips for managing employee absence and keeping up productivity.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid has seemed to rule out a change in employment law, following a high-profile row about whether women should be forced to wear high heels in the workplace.
Discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace continues to increase, a national charity has warned.
In Department of Transport v Sparks the Court of Appeal has held that an absence management policy in the staff handbook can be appropriate for incorporation into contracts. In doing so it dismissed the Department’s appeal against a finding that the absence management policy had contractual effect.
In Lincolnshire County Council v Lupton the EAT has held that the Tribunal did not properly address the practicability of ordering the Claimant to be re-engaged. It had merely ordered that the Claimant be employed in a role “comparable to” the role from which she was dismissed, which lacked sufficient detail and precision to enable the Order to be properly exercised.
In Reid v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs the First Tier Tribunal has held that only part of a payment made to an employee on a TUPE transfer as compensation for loss of pension, share and other contingent rights was taxable.
A single father who was told he had no legal rights over his surrogate son has won a landmark ruling from England’s top family judge.
An Indian lesbian couple who married in the UK have been told they must return to their home country, where their relationship will not be recognised and they could face prison.
A health worker who was suspended after giving a religious text to a Muslim colleague has lost her appeal against an Employment Tribunal ruling.
A case recently referred to the High Court has highlighted the importance of a properly drafted restrictive covenant.
The UK has one of the worst records for sickness absence from work in the EU. Whilst the majority may be genuinely ill, there will be some who are likely to be “pulling a sickie”.