Breaking up is (not always) hard to do – transfer of part of service capable of being a TUPE service provision change

In Arch Initiatives v Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust the EAT decided that the re-tendering of part of a service provided on an outsourced basis was capable of amounting to a TUPE service provision change. MORE >

What it says on the tin – employer's obligation limited to providing PHI, not payment of benefits after cover ceased

The EAT in Smith v Gartner UK Ltd confirmed the Tribunal's decision to strike out an employee's  claim about its refusal to extend PHI cover beyond age 60. The employer's obligation was merely to take out insurance, not to make payments of benefits. MORE >

Easter basket – employment changes in April and beyond

With the Easter break, this is our last newsletter this month. We run through the employment related developments in April, including the National Living Wage, tribunal changes and the effect on NICs of the changes to the state pension. There has also been a Budget announcement about changes to tax on termination payments in 2018. MORE >