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Our Christmas Wishes to You All
Thank you to all our clients and those we have worked with throughout the year. As always, it is a pleasure to have been able to provide our support and we greatly appreciate your business.
Clarifying Holiday Pay Claims
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently overturned a tribunal’s decision in the case of Deksne v Ambitions Ltd, offering key insights into how unlawful deductions from wages should be assessed.
New Statutory Pay Rates for 2025-26 Announced
The UK government has published updated rates for statutory pay entitlements, effective from April 2025. Here’s what you need to know.
Latest Statistics on the Employment of Disabled People
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently released new statistics on employment among disabled people in the UK, covering data up to March and June 2024.
Acas publish updated guidance on gender reassignment discrimination
Acas has published updated guidance on gender reassignment discrimination.
The guidance sets out the law and provides examples of what might amount to discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
Protected Conversations Remain Inadmissible in Redundancy Situation
In the EAT case of Gallagher v McKinnon Auto and Tyres, the Judge upheld an Employment Tribunal’s ruling that pre-termination negotiations between the employee (the Claimant) and the employer (the Respondent) were inadmissible in an unfair dismissal claim.
New Employment Bill Introduced…
This month also saw the introduction of the Labour government’s Employment Bill which the government claim will aim to improve job security, worker rights, and overall fairness in employment. Here’s a breakdown of its key measures.
The Budget – the impact on employers
Here are the three main ways the Budget announcement will impact employers.
New Legal Duty for Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment – Are you being proactive?
Steps for employers to start to take to prevent sexual harassment under new legal duty