The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act makes amendments to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”) and under the new legislation:
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has stepped in again in this controversial arena in this case and has ruled that “the freedom to manifest belief (religious or otherwise) and to express views relating to that belief are essential rights in any democracy”.
This is another decision in the fraught tug of war between employees claiming they have a right to express
It seems that with each week there is news of a new sector or profession announcing a strike. A ‘perfect storm’ of factors have come together to mobilise unions and staff to participate in industrial action. In the wake of the disruption, it has just been reported that the government plans to introduce new ‘anti-strike legislation’ to enforce “minimum service
On 26 October 2021 the EAT upheld the decision that the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham had unfairly dismissed an employee when they had not given him an opportunity to respond to specific allegations during the disciplinary process.
In this case, a video of the Claimant clashing with a demonstrator outside of Parliament was posted on social media. The
In the case of Farnham-Oliver v RM Educational Resources LTD, the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court allowed a Personal Injury claim (“PI claim”) to be pursued by an employee against his former employer despite the parties signing a Settlement Agreement in respect of an Employment Tribunal claim on the same issue.
The Claimant was employed by
Sharpe Pritchard recently provided a live webinar on the employment law implications of the UK COVID-19 vaccination programme. Here, Partner, Julie Bann, and Trainee Solicitor, Christian Grierson, outline the issues covered in the webinar and answer the key questions for employers in connection to the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The UK COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to offer the best hope for
