New right to take carer’s leave -
The Carer's Leave Act 2023 and The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 give employees in the UK a new right to take “carer’s leave” with effect from 6 April 2024. An employee who has a...more
4/3/2024
/ Adoption ,
Compensation ,
Dependent Care ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Long-Term Care ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paternity Leave ,
UK
Welcome to the seventh edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative. In this edition we look at:...more
10/20/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Grievance Process ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Suspensions ,
Termination ,
Terms and Conditions ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
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
Introduction - This OnPoint reports on the protection provided to transgender workers under UK law and the guidance available to employers to assist in supporting trans workers and protecting them from discrimination and...more
4/23/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equality Act ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
In this OnPoint we consider when discrimination and employment claims can be brought in Great Britain by those working overseas, with particular focus on the recent discrimination case of Ravisy v Simmons & Simmons LLP and...more
5/16/2019
/ Article 8 ,
Brussels Regulation ,
Domicile ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equal Pay ,
Equality Act ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
International Jurisdiction ,
International Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sufficient Connection Test ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal