In Martin v London Borough of Southwark, a teacher had raised a number of concerns with his employer that he and other teachers were working excessive hours. He brought a whistleblowing claim arguing that he had suffered a...more
This OnPoint reports on the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on the use of confidentiality agreements. Whilst it does not have statutory force, the EHRC guidance provides further...more
10/18/2019
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Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court’s recent decision quashing the Employment Tribunal fee regime is not the only recent employment law news of which UK employers need to be aware. This OnPoint summarises some other recent developments....more
8/10/2017
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Joint and Several Liability ,
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UK Supreme Court ,
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Whistleblowers
This update reports on the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Chesterton Global Limited and anor v Nurmohamed in which it considered the public interest requirement of the UK’s whistleblowing legislation....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published new whistleblowing rules in October 2015 (click here for FCA policy and here for PRA) aiming to ‘encourage a culture in which...more
In Chesterton Global Limited and anor v Nurmohamed the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has considered for the first time the public interest test introduced into the UK’s whistleblowing legislation in 2013....more
The UK Supreme Court ruled in May 2014, in Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof, that members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are to be treated as “workers” and therefore are covered by the protections...more
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof that members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) are to be treated as “workers” and therefore are covered by the protections which UK law...more
Introduction -
The year since the first edition of Global Legal Insights – Employment & Labour Law has seen some of the most far-reaching and significant employment law reform in the United Kingdom for many years,...more
Fees in Employment Tribunals -
In an effort to shift the burden of tribunal costs away from the taxpayer and to the parties using the service, the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeals Tribunal Fees Order...more
The Government has announced an updated and revised timetable for the implementation of its proposed employment law reforms over the next two years.
The Government’s Employment Law Review was launched in 2010 to...more