A 58 year old sacked senior executive has just won £3.17 million in an age discrimination and unfair dismissal case. This is one of the biggest awards ever made by an Employment Tribunal. Mr Cowie was a £300k a year divisional president at FTSE 250…
The Labour government is due to make seismic changes to our employment laws by introducing draft legislation within its first 100 days in office. Just some of these include its promises to: #Labour #PlanToMakeWorkPay #DeliveringANewDealForWorkingPeople #employmentlaw
Statutory redundancy pay and unfair dismissal awards are going to get higher Compensation limits for dismissals occurring on or after 6 April 2024 will increase. The limit on a week’s pay will increase from £643 to £700 for statutory redundancy pay calculations and unfair dismissal…
BREAKING NEWS – Menopause symptoms can be considered a disability, as confirmed in guidance issued by The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Amongst other things, this will trigger an employer’s duty to make all reasonable adjustments for menopausal workers. These can include providing rest…
When Zoom tells its staff to start to return to the office, it’s time to sit up and listen. This month, Zoom has announced that staff living within 50 miles of an office need to work onsite at least twice a week, save for those…
Our dreaded 8 am phone calls to GP surgeries to secure a GP appointment are soon to be a thing of the past, due to a major revamp announced by the government. All GP surgeries will be moving to a digital phone system, which will…
Could artificial intelligence (AI) soon be used to make decisions in our legal system? Last week, the Law Society of Scotland held a law and technology conference. The Master of the Rolls, The Right Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos, gave a speech at it. He is…
Yesterday, King Charles III approved three Government backed Private Members Bills which will substantially enhance rights for pregnant women, new parents and carers. The Neonatal Care Act will allow eligible employed parents whose new-born baby is admitted into neonatal care to receive up to twelve…
In the UK, we are thought to be experiencing a mental health recession as mental ill health continues to rise. Work-related stress remains one of the main causes of both short and long-term absences from work. Ultimately, it can lead to burnout, which has now…
April is Autism Awareness Month, celebrating all the “Au-some” adults and children who are living with autism. This wheel is a great way of understanding how autism can manifest itself in children and adolescents, as then continued into adulthood.