Employment Notes

UK: dismissal for personal reason on occasion of TUPE transfer automatically unfair

UK: no unlawful direct discrimination where treatment due to belief of discriminator rather than victim

UK: interim injunction prevents workplace culture disclosures to media

ADR for employment lawyers: lessons from the Civil Justice Council?

UK: scope of hirer liability for compensation for breach of agency worker rules

UK: pay gap reporting - yet more guidance on gender reports

UK: ECJ cases raise doubts over the inclusion of regular voluntary overtime in holiday pay calculations and over record-keeping requirements

Comments made in an ECJ judgment on a German working time case have raised doubts as to the correctness of the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal's rulings …

UK: Court of Appeal confirms broad approach to permissible equal pay comparators and procedural requirements

The Court of Appeal has given two rulings in the long-running equal value claim against Asda, in both cases ruling on preliminary points in favour of the …

Brexit: updated "no deal" guidance for EEA citizens

On 28 January 2019 the UK Government published guidance for EEA and Swiss citizens arriving in the UK after 29 March 2019 in the event of a “no deal” …

UK: revised Code on right to work checks, consultation on national minimum wage rules, age discrimination guide

The Home Office has published a revised Code of Practice on preventing illegal working, which reflects the ability for employers to check certain …

UK: allegation of defamation can be protected whistleblowing disclosure

The EAT in Ibrahim v HCA International has confirmed that an employee's disclosure complaining of false rumours circulating about him was an allegation …

UK: proposals to extend redundancy protection for employees who are pregnant or returning from maternity leave

The Government has published a consultation until 5 April 2019 on proposals to extend the current period of protection for women on maternity leave …