Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

The 12 week consultation launched in December 2013 by Business Secretary Vince Cable following a review of evidence on the extent of the use of zero hours contracts conducted last summer, has now closed.

This Spring marks the time for more changes to employment law. To help you stay up-to-date we have compiled this digest of changes already in force and shortly coming into force.

A mock Employment Tribunal RWK Goodman hosted jointly with 3PB Barristers in January drew over 100 HR professionals. As a result of the success of the event, national HR magazine, People Management, approached our partner and head of the team Malcolm Gregory to discuss the issues and risks surrounding tribunals further.

Among the many changes being introduced to the employment tribunal system over the past year, including of course fees, one of the more bureaucratic measures comes into force on 6 April 2014 – pre-claim Acas conciliation. For the first month this system won’t be mandatory, but it will have to be used for all claims issued on or after 6 May 2014.

A recent survey has found that nearly 38 per cent of around 1,000 former students of Murray Edwards college, experienced gender inequality, non-supportive and difficult colleagues and managers, discrimination, bullying, bias and undervalued work at some point in their careers.

The increase in compensation limits for certain employment tribunal awards have been confirmed for 2014-15. The limit on a week’s pay for statutory redundancy pay and the basic award in unfair dismissal cases is…

A range of legislative measures are going through Parliament in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to encourage long term growth for businesses in a move to promote economic dynamism and remove the barriers…

In a case that could have a profound impact on employment contracts and welfare regimes, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers in civil partnerships

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new guidance for employers on protecting the health, safety and welfare of workers. Following public consultation, HSE has reviewed and updated the Workplace Regulations Approved Code…

Businesses have been given a boost in the Autumn Statement as an extra £40 million was pledged for a further 20,000 apprenticeships in 2014. This was welcome news for many businesses who wish to…

Withy King commercial and private client teams provide a round-up of a few of the latest legal developments which may affect company directors, in business as well as their private lives.

As legal advisers to HR professionals we often deal with HR managers who are keen to ‘get involved’ in the disciplinary process rather than stay impartial – this is an issue which is often discussed in HR forums. A case on this issue has recently been considered in the Supreme Court (itself an indication of confusion in the lower courts as to the ‘proper’ role of HR managers in the disciplinary process).