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The Menopause and Protection in the Workplace
There is growing awareness of the importance of addressing the approach in the workplace to the menopause. Richard Neary, Partner, looks at some of the issues that employers will need to consider.
In Brief - September Monthly Round Up
Welcome to September's In Brief employment law update.
To help you keep quickly up to date with employment law, we summarise the key developments arising from cases, legislation and consultations for this month.
Supply chain, workers and reputation
Following growing public concern and an aim to increase awareness of the issue, Oxfam recently released its second yearly ranking of supermarkets and their approach to human rights within their supply chain.
Retail and Consumer Sector sees new forms of employee protest
Picketing is traditionally thought of as a form of protest in which people usually congregate outside a place of work in order to exert pressure on the employer by persuading others not to do business with the employer until a resolution has been met.
Landmark Supreme Court guidance on restrictive covenants
The Supreme Court has recently considered the law relating to the severance of wording within restrictive covenants in Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32.
In Brief – July Monthly Round Up
Welcome to June's In Brief employment law update.
To help you keep quickly up to date with employment law, we summarise the key developments arising from cases, legislation and consultations for this month.
Holiday pay: long-term backpay claims
The Northern Irish Court of Appeal has decided that, contrary to a previous English decision, employers cannot rely on a gap of 3 months to break a series of deductions with the result that it makes it easier for employees to bring historic holiday pay claims. Although the decision is only persuasive it could open the door for a similar claim in the English and Welsh courts and this finding could have significant cost implications for employers. Connie Coleman and Steph Marsh summarise the case and the key points to take away.
Apprenticeship update: Recent updates and changes to apprenticeship funding in England
The government has recently introduced changes to the way in which apprenticeship funding works. Connie Coleman, associate in the employment team provides further details.
In Brief – June Monthly Round Up
Welcome to June's In Brief employment law update.
To help you keep quickly up to date with employment law, we summarise the key developments arising from cases, legislation and consultations for this month.
Is it the end for non-disclosure agreements in the employment context?
On the back of the #metoo movement, the widespread use of confidentiality provisions within settlement agreements (more commonly known as Non-Disclosure Agreements ("NDAs")) by employers to settle potential discrimination and harassment claims has been brought into focus. Megan Sly and Kevin Lau provide further insight.