Employment Law in the UK

UK law blog posts regarding employment law in the UK. Useful for employment lawyers and clients of employment law solicitors.

Managing health and safety in the workplace – an introduction

March 26, 2013

Health and safety in the workplace is a prevalent issue for employers and is a constant theme in the media (see the recent – and probably justified – coverage of the “triangular flapjack whack rap claptrap”). We’ll therefore take a brief introductory look at an employer’s health and safety obligations in the workplace. What are […]

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Employee Shareholder Status: the latest developments

March 24, 2013

20 March 2013 was an eventful day for the proposed new employee shareholder employment status. The 2013 Budget included further details about the tax treatment of shares that will be acquired by employee shareholders, meanwhile, the House of Lords voted to amend the Growth and Infrastructure Bill (the “Bill”) by deleting Clause 27: peers voted […]

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Do you know your rights at work?

March 22, 2013

Employment law feature article from Richard Nelson LLP As an employee, you should be aware of at least the basic rights that are due to you. These rights stipulated by law apply to every legal full-time employee in the UK. These may vary though if you work as a casual worker or are self-employed. The […]

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Violence in the workplace and unfair dismissal claims

March 19, 2013

Violence inside or outside of the workplace is an all-too-common phenomenon and can have serious consequences for both employers and employees. We’ll therefore take a look at violence in a workplace context in this post and examine the potential consequences of violent conduct for employees (including an examination of the potential for Employment Tribunal proceedings). […]

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Counter-claims in the Employment Tribunal

March 19, 2013

Claims for breach of contract in the Employment Tribunal are frequent – perhaps one of the most frequent types of claim. However, the question often arises as to whether an employer can counter-claim for breach of contract if an employee submits such a claim. We’ll therefore take a look at this particular point in this […]

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Employment Law Review: new Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure and an updated timeline

March 19, 2013

New Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure: background In November 2011, the Government invited Mr Justice Underhill to undertake an independent review of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, to make the Rules simpler and to ensure efficient, proportionate and consistent management of claims. Mr Justice Underhill presented his recommendations to Ministers in July 2012, which […]

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WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK: recent developments in the protection given to whistleblowers under UK law

March 16, 2013

Whistleblowing has been a prominent feature in the headlines recently and public enquiries and scandals in many sectors have exposed the current protection for whistleblowers to scrutiny. Calls for change have intensified since Gary Walker, the former Chief Executive of the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS, hit the headlines as he was “gagged” from raising concerns […]

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Can an At-Will Employee Be Unlawfully Discharged?

March 15, 2013

Guest post based on US employment laws. Although an employment relationship is presumed to be at-will in most states, allowing an employer to lawfully discharge an employee at any time, and without prior warning, there are numerous exceptions to this rule that protect employees against adverse employment actions. These exceptions are recognized by the courts, […]

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Can racial harassment constitute gross misconduct?

March 11, 2013

A recent excerpt in the Daily Telegraph reported the dismissal of a police officer for making racially-motivated comments towards another colleague in the Metropolitan police force. We’ll take a look at the above matter in this article and examine whether racial harassment can constitute grounds for gross misconduct and potential dismissal. In the case reported […]

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Police officer who compared black colleague to money sacked

March 10, 2013

The Daily Telegraph reports that a white police officer who compared a black colleague to a monkey has been sacked for gross misconduct. Mr Hughes, a former police constable with the Metropolitan Police, was accused by a black colleague of his of making racially offensive comments towards him in early 2012, including comparing him to […]

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