In March 2024, the latest Parker Review update report (the Review) was released assessing ethnic diversity among the leadership of the UK's largest companies ..read more

We look at restrictive covenants and their significance within employment contracts on our website ..read more

There has been a lot of discussion in the employment law world around holiday pay calculations and the concept of a "series" of deductions since the Supreme Court's decision in Agnew [2023]. Both were recently considered further by HHJ Auerbach, presiding over the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), in the case of British Airways Plc v. Mello and ors ..read more

We look at the government's new guidance on AI in recruitment processes on our website ..read more

In Nicol v. World Travel and Tourism Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that for employers to be liable for automatically unfair dismissal under the whistleblowing provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the decision-maker should have a degree of knowledge about the substance of the employee's disclosures ..read more

We look at the Institute of Public Policy Research’s latest report on how generative AI could impact employment in the ..read more

In June 2023, the Inclusion at Work Panel (the Panel) was established to identify measures that would bolster equity, inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. Its objectives included advocating effectively for exemplary practices and designing a novel "Inclusion Confident Scheme" to align with existing benchmarks such as the Disability Confident Scheme for employers ..read more

The case of Kaur v Sun Mark Ltd serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving evidence throughout a claim and the overarching disclosure obligations on both parties. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the strike out of claims for direct sex discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation following the destruction of evidence by the claimant after the liability hearing. The EAT confirmed the Employment Tribunal's (ET) decision to strike out the initially successful claim was proportionate as the destruction of evidence was seen as an attempt to prevent further investigation ..read more

On 20 March 2024, the Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill was substantially amended at the committee stage and ..read more

We share a flowchart to provide a high level overview of some of the immigration considerations of international remote working ..read more