Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

A landmark case has paved the way for illegal immigrants to take legal action against their employers for discrimination.

In my previous Oxford Colleges’ HR bulletin, I touched on recent research into mental health issues among academics which questions whether there is a culture of acceptance and whether mental health issues are seen as inevitable in academia.

A recent ruling in a case in the European Court of Justice looks likely to change the employment law on obesity, which may now be a disability in itself. Many of you would have read articles and opinion pieces on this issue, but what does this mean for employers in practice?

A whistleblowing nurse has been awarded £80,000 by an employment tribunal that found she was unfairly dismissed after suffering “detriment” for making protected disclosures over patient safety concerns.

The Employment team at Royds are delighted to welcome partner Kevin James to the company.

The Government’s quarterly Employment Tribunal statistics for the period from January to March 2014 have now been released and have shown a drop in single claims of 59% compared to the same period last year. This continues the downward trend in claims and follows a 79% drop in single claims for the period October to December last year. It is thought that this trend is almost certainly linked to the introduction of fees last July.

Withy King Employment law partner and Employment Judge Mark Emery discusses the issues around mental health concerns in academic environment.

RWK Goodman Employment law partner and Employment Judge Mark Emery discusses the issues around mental health concerns in academic environment.

Businesses are urged to get to grips with new flexible working laws which come into effect today (30 June). Under the new rules, anyone who has worked for their employer for at least six…

Employers will no longer be able to impose strict conditions which forbid workers on Zero Hours Contracts from seeking outside work opportunities.

Currently, legislation enables employees to request flexible working arrangements from their employer, if they have parental or other carer responsibilities. The Children and Families Act 2014, coming into force on 30 June 2014, will amend current legislation to extend this right to all employees once they have been with a company for six months.

On 8 June 2014, 25 employers who failed to pay their employees the minimum wage were named under a new regime introduced in October 2013, which makes it easier to name and shame wrongdoers. Between them the employers owe workers more than £43,000 in arrears and in addition have to pay financial penalties totalling over £21,000.