HR Articles

The EAT has held in Ssekisonge v Barts Health NHS Trust that the dismissal of a nurse whose identity raised concerns was fair on the ground of ‘some other substantial reason’ (“SOSR”) and that no higher threshold existed for dismissals involving ‘no fault’ on the part of the individual

Right to rent checks - Landlords or their agents must by law check that their tenants have the right to rent in the UK, failure to carry out these checks may lead to financial penalties....

The Supreme Court has given two important Judgments on indirect discrimination. The Supreme Court held that, for such a claim to succeed:

UK employers with more than 250 employees are now required to publish reports regarding their gender pay gap on an annual basis.

The Chief Executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank England Prudential Regulation Authority for breaching rules regarding whistleblowing in the workplace.

The Court of Appeal ruled in Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood that in the absence of an express term in the contract of employment, notice was only effective when Ms Haywood actually read the letter of dismissal.

Theresa May’s letter formally invoking Article 50 was sent to Brussels, firing the starting gun on the two-year departure process from the EU.

April heralds the start of spring and often marks the start date for recently introduced legislation.

In general, claimants are only allowed to bring Employment Tribunal claims after submitting an ACAS EC notification form and receiving an EC certificate.

Our business immigration team can report that key changes to Tier 2 have come into effect today.