News this month includes Cloisters’ report to the TUC on the legal implications of artificial intelligence systems in the post-pandemic workplace, as well as latest covid updates including the proposed end to temporary adjustments to right to work checks and the consultation on making COVID vaccination a condition of work in care homes. Cases this month include two involving consideration of the European Convention on Human Rights, one  being a decision by the Court of Appeal that foster carers can form a union, as to rule otherwise would breach Article 11 (freedom of assembly) and a decision by the European Court of Human Rights that a mandatory vaccination programme was not a breach of Articles 8 and 9 ( respect for private life and freedom of thought). The latter is particularly interesting in COVID times but very fact specific.  

A bumper issue this month including a summary of legislative changes coming into effect from April and some very significant cases. These include the Supreme Court decision in the Mencap case that sleep in care workers are only entitled to the NMW when awake for working, a practically challenging TUPE decision that the transfer of full time contracts can be split into separate part time contracts with different employers and of course the next stage in the Asda equal pay claim with the Supreme Court judgement on comparators at different establishments.