Greater leave and redundancy protection

Greater leave and redundancy protection

Three new pieces of legislation have been passed by Parliament to help support the wellbeing of employees and protect vulnerable workers at difficult times in their lives. In summary the new laws are: The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 will allow eligible...
Tips – what businesses need to know

Tips – what businesses need to know

On 2 May 2023, the very-to-the-point entitled Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 received royal assent. The topic of “tips” has sparked lots of discussions in recent years, focusing on how they should be handled, who they belong to, and how they...
Angry outbursts and discrimination

Angry outbursts and discrimination

If an employee has angry outbursts at work, their employer may be unsure of how to proceed if the employee claims that their behaviour is linked to a disability and they have been treated unfavourably. How should an employer assess whether the unfavourable treatment...
Annual tribunal limit increases

Annual tribunal limit increases

The annual increase in Tribunal awards has been published. For those dismissed after 6th April 2023, the cap on a  ‘week’s pay’ for the calculation of the Basic Award or Statutory Redundancy Pay will increase from £571 to £643. This is an increase of...
Direct discrimination – shared toilets at work

Direct discrimination – shared toilets at work

Can providing shared toilets at work discriminate against men and women at the same time? Yes.  In the case of Earl Shilton Town Council v Miller,  there is no need for any group to be disadvantaged. An arrangement can simultaneously be directly discriminatory against...
ID1 forms, Statutory Declarations and Certified Copies

ID1 forms, Statutory Declarations and Certified Copies

ID1 Land Registry Form completion The ID1 Land Registry Form certifies your identity and is typically needed during property transactions to protect against identity fraud. If you have chosen not to instruct a legal professional to help you with a conveyancing or...