“Surviving” office parties…
28 December 2018
The festive season and office parties in general can be such happy times in the workplace, but they can also be times of excess. Here are our top tips for surviving the office party season.
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The Good Work Plan: The Key Proposals
21 December 2018
In July 2017, Matthew Taylor published the independent Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, which looked into issues such as:-
Perceived disability and unlawful treatment: Be careful
28 December 2017
In terms of the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful direct discrimination where, because of a protected characteristic, a person (A) treats another person (B) less favourably than A treats or would treat others. By definition B does not need to have the protected characteristic since it is unlawful where A treats B less favourably “because of” the characteristic. It is therefore sufficiently wide to cover a case where A treats B less favourably because of a perception that B has the characteristic. A recent case considered how this applies to a Claimant whose employer may perceive to be disabled (even if she was not).
Individual liability for unlawful detriments – Ouch!
23 October 2018
Personal liability is not that common in employment law. It is possible, for example, to sue the person who unlawfully discriminates an employee directly (in addition to the employer). Can an individual employee be liable for causing a fellow employee an unlawful detriment?
EU Settlement Scheme toolkit
26 July 2018
Today the Home Office has published an “employer toolkit” which provides the necessary information and guidance to support EU citizens and their families on the EU settlement scheme.