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An employee is protected against being dismissed or subjected to a detriment because they took or sought to take parental leave. The issue for the UK EAT in Hilton Foods Solutions Ltd v Wright was whether an employee had...more
Currently, employees in the UK on statutory maternity, adoption or shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy have priority rights to be offered a suitable alternative vacancy (but only where such a vacancy exists). ...more
Cashiered – supermarket staff succeed in Supreme Court - To bring an equal pay claim, an employee has to point to a comparator of the opposite sex doing like work, work rated as equivalent or work of equal value. If the...more
Tell it like it is – email referring to potentially discriminatory conduct not a protected act - In Chalmers v Airpoint Ltd the EAT in Scotland found that an employee had not done a protected act for the purposes of a...more
An employer that refused to offer a discretionary pay enhancement to a male employee who had availed himself of the statutory right to take shared parental leave did not run afoul of sex discrimination rules or breach the...more
Parents in the United Kingdom who suffer the loss of a child or a stillbirth are now entitled to two weeks’ bereavement leave under the Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020 (also known as “Jack’s Law”). The campaign...more
Various changes to employment law are coming into force over the next few months which should prompt employers to consider reviewing and, where necessary, updating their employment documentation and/or processes. Five...more
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including the Court of Appeal's ruling regarding pay for fathers or other caregivers taking shared...more
Something old – government responds to two consultations - The government has outlined its proposals for regulating confidentiality clauses in the context of discrimination and harassment claims, and on extending...more
Enhanced Shared Parental Pay Lower than Enhanced Maternity Pay Not Discriminatory - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On May 24, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that it is not discriminatory...more
Fatherhood penalty – statutory shared parental pay not discriminatory - In Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd and The Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police v Hextall the Court of Appeal confirmed that paying enhanced...more
New arrival – proposals to extend redundancy protection for parents - The government is consulting on whether to extend redundancy protection for pregnant women and new parents....more
Under the new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, starting in 2020, parents who experience the unfortunate loss of a child under the age of 18 or a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to two...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Testing the limits – no sexual orientation discrimination in "gay cake" case - No work, no holiday – holiday did not accrue during parental leave ...more
The new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, which was enacted on September 13 and will come into effect in 2020, grants parents who experience the loss of a child under 18 or a stillbirth after 24 weeks of...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Ask the question – employee not necessarily required to suggest bumping... - I work from 9 to 5 – no injury to feelings compensation for breach of...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Small steps – government response to the Taylor Review. - That hurts. Working time detriment could lead to injury to feelings award. - It's not...more
In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more