Hello and thank you for joining us again for your weekly case law update. In case you missed it, our newsletter for March can be found here and had features on strike action, national minimum wage rates and an employee who was described as a pain in the arse! Before we get on to the case of the week, if  you haven’t read this update for a while, or, are able to skip past adverts like I do when listening to podcasts, we still have a few places available for our seminar. With the last full week before the 23rd make sure you have signed up or you may miss out on: An update to the challeng ..read more

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Hello, we are now into March and it’s time for our monthly employment law and HR update. Our last case law update looked at CCTV evidence and our January update included some interesting information on holiday pay. Industrial Action As some of you will no doubt be aware already, a great deal of industries have been subject to recent industrial action. One such area has been the Fire Brigades Union, who have recently accepted a pay deal with a final vote of 96% in favour of accepting the new pay deal. Another industry that hasn’t found similar successes are those criminal law professionals ac ..read more

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, is a proverb in the business world that suggests everything comes at a cost. Contrary to popular belief, employment lawyers are not so cynical. We believe that there is such a thing as a free lunch and that a seminar and gift bag should accompany it. Unfortunately, there is no wine pairing for this. If you are interested in learning more about current changes and issues in employment law and HR (as well as receiving a free lunch and gift bag) have you considered booking onto our seminar? The session will be on 23 March 2023 at Alltech House, registration ..read more

Welcome back to your weekly case law update – the perfect light reading to get you through that final furlong to the weekend. If you have already booked on to our seminar then please feel free to skip the next paragraph. If you have not please ask yourself the following: Is your organisation prepared for current challenges facing HR and Employment Law? Do you enjoy a free lunch? Would you like to be entered into a prize draw for a HR Audit? If the answer to any of the above is yes then please visit our signup page to book your place. In addition to the sessions listed on the page we will b ..read more

We have lovely feedback from one of Joe’s clients to share: Greg Pogonowski said: “Joe Hyland was a pleasure to work with. He was not only knowledgeable but also professional, and most importantly of all; got the result I was looking for in a timely manner. I would heartily recommend others to use him for employment law requirements.” The post Feedback of the Week appeared first on pjhlaw ..read more

Save the Date On the subject of seminars, please save the date for Thursday 23 May 2023. The seminar will be held at Alltech House, Ryhall Road, PE9 1TZ and sessions will include: Implications for calculating holiday pay post Brazel v Harpur Trust Neurodiversity and HR Home working and collective redundancy consultation Summary of all legislative changes from April 2023 Doors open from 09.00am and the session will start at 09.30am. There will be a goody bag and refreshments as well as prize draws for both a free HR Audit and Gift Hamper. A separate invite email will be sent round to all cli ..read more

Good morning Jaquiline and welcome back to our weekly case law update. Earlier this week we sent out our January update which had features on menopause, discrimination, parental leave during strikes and our seminar. This week we are looking at redundancy and disability discrimination.  The question this week is: Does requiring a disabled employee to attend an interview during redundancy consultation process amount to a failure to make reasonable adjustments? Mr Hilaire, the Claimant, was employed by Luton Borough Council, the Respondent. The Claimant was disabled by way of arthritis ..read more

Hello, as it is the last day of the month it is time for our monthly employment law and HR update. Last week’s case law update looked at marriage/civil partnership discrimination and our December update included some interesting Christmas cases and a forecast for 2023. Consultation on Holiday Pay As many of you will have read. The judgment in Brazel v Harpur Trust has caused lots of issues for employers who engage casual or zero hours staff. For the uninitiated the judgment means that any holiday pay calculation should substitute non-working weeks with weeks with pay from the previous year w ..read more

As many of you will have read. The judgment in Brazel v Harpur Trust has caused lots of issues for employers who engage casual or zero hours staff. For the uninitiated the judgment means that any holiday pay calculation should substitute non-working weeks with weeks with pay from the previous year when calculating holiday pay. This can potentially double the cost of holiday pay depending on the amount of work done in a particular year. The judgment has had the inadvertent impact of deterring employers from engaging staff for fear of miscalculating holiday and facing tribunal claim. To address ..read more