The CIPD and the EHRC have launched guidance on managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse. The guidance highlights that domestic abuse has an impact at work.
15 October 2020
A new Acas survey has found that 6 out of 10 large businesses said they were likely to make redundancies in the next 3 months. For businesses that are likely to make redundancies, over a quarter (27%) said they plan to do this remotely over video chat or a phone call.
14 October 2020
Tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2020 show a surge in single ET receipts, 10,000 in total, and caseload outstanding, 37,000 in total, increasing, by 18% and 31% respectively, compared to a year ago.
13 October 2020
In Tan v Copthorne Hotels Ltd an ET ordered T to pay £432,001.85 costs to Copthorne Hotels after it rejected all of his claims. The costs judgment does not indicate why the amount was ordered but it appears that it stems from the frivolous nature of T’s case and the unreasonable way it was presented.
12 October 2020
There have been a string of school closures since they reopened at the beginning of this month. This has resulted in many children having to remain home and self-isolate, but what does this mean for parent employees who have to remain home to look after them?
9 October 2020
A leading employment lawyer is urging business owners to carefully consider flexible working requests made by employees with the demand for new working arrangements increasing due to the coronavirus pandemic.
8 October 2020
Acas, CBI and TUC have published a joint statement on handling redundancies which recognises that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a devastating impact on many businesses leading many employers to consider redundancy as the only survival option.
7 October 2020
HM Treasury has published a fact sheet providing further details about the Job Support Scheme recently announced by the Chancellor. The fact sheet should be read in full, but a summary of the key points is as follows:
6 October 2020
In Jackson v Great Britain Ltd an ET had to decide whether Stoicism qualifies as a protected philosophical belief under S.10 of the Equality Act 2010 in accordance with the principles set out by the EAT in Grainger plc and ors v Nicholson.
5 October 2020
The Government is introducing new measures to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Public bodies which have a budget of £36 million or more, including local authorities in England and Wales, will now be required to regularly report on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains.
1 October 2020
