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Employment Law News Updates

Here we publish information on the latest employment law news stories

Would you like a recap of the key cases so far this year and their significance ? This article by Gowling WLG provides just that.

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An article from Lewis Silken discussing the EAT decision in Higgs v. Farmor’s School which broaches the challenging issue of clashing views in the workplace, and specifically gender critical/religious beliefs and LGBT+ rights. In reaching its conclusion, the EAT  set out some helpful pointers regarding what factors will be taken into account in assessing the proportionality of any interference with the right to freedom of belief and expression.

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An interesting article by Gowling WLG which  examines the challenges ahead for certain business sectors.

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With Royal Assent given on 29th June, this is a timely article from Lewis Silkin sumarising what the Act does, and the immediate, mid-term and longer-term impact on employment law from the employer’s perspective.

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An article from Morrish solicitors on recent developments including the shelving of the provisions to 'sunset' EU laws en masse and the new proposals to amend holiday pay provisions and TUPE

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Lewis Silkin review and comment on the new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office on how to deal with subject access requests.

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This article by Lewis Silkin explores the proposals set out in the consultation paper for changes to working time record keeping, annual leave and holiday pay calculations, and TUPE consultation requirements.

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A report by Morrish Solicitors on this recent Supreme Court judgement on the limits of vicarious liability. The report has been added to our library of thousands of case summaries.

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An article by Emplaw author Nathaniel Caiden, barrister at Cloisters, exploring how the recent case of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Clark considered how early conciliation intertwined with the Tribunal rules on accepting and rejecting claims, and stated the previous main lines of Employment Appeal authority were wrongly decided.

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In this article Emplaw authors Lewis Silkin explore the practical and legal issues that arose during the employment and how employers could better support neurodivergent employees.

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