Category: Legal Bulletin

The Government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2020.

Policy focused on employees’ appearances, can present risks if not carefully implemented.   Care must be taken to evaluate if a particular requirement could be discriminatory.

Widespread environmental protests are having an increasing everyday impact on employers. How can employers deal with disruption?

withdrawal of an employment offer after receipt of the candidate’s medical report was discrimination for something arising from disability and was not justified.

Employers should check that successful job applicants have the right to work in the UK, because it is a criminal offence to employ someone who does not have the relevant permission.

Employers can help address what is still seen as a taboo subject by introducing specific menopause policies and training to improve managers’ awareness of its symptoms and their responsibilities.

Where an employer has groups of employees of foreign origin is it acceptable to ask them to communicate in English while at work? Can requiring employees to speak English ever be justified?

With the hope that summer is just around the corner you may decide to relax your dress code rules. However, how do you ensure that outfits are still appropriate for your workplace?

A recent tribunal heard a claim for harassment after staff were encouraged to use offensive terms during a diversity training exercise and the trainer wrote racially offensive terms on a flipchart.

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