ACAS is consulting on an updated statutory Code of Practice on handling requests for flexible working, in anticipation of changes to the flexible work request framework.
The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has published an evaluation report on the Shared Parental leave (SPL) scheme. Take-up rates remain very low, with only 1% of eligible mothers and 5% of eligible fathers or partners taking SPL.
Maya Forstater, the claimant in a high-profile case has been awarded £105,778.47 in compensation for her direct discrimination claim relating to her expression of gender-critical beliefs.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a taxi driver could not simultaneously be an employee and worker of two different employers in respect of the same work.
In this case, the Employment Tribunal found that a care home worker who refused to have the COVID-19 vaccine did not have a genuine belief in ethical veganism.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that only unwanted conduct of which the Claimant is aware can be taken into account in a harassment claim.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a Tribunal was wrong to rely solely on a list of issues agreed between a claimant and respondent, when the claim form and witness statement indicated an intention to bring another claim.
The high profile case of Higgs v Farmor's School has been remitted to the Employment Tribunal after the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld Mrs. Higgs's appeal against the Tribunal's decision.
Since the Government introduced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (the Bill) to Parliament in January 2023, a continuing tug-of-war has ensued between the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
We previously reported on a case where a university was ordered to disclose a draft grievance investigation report to an employee. The case has now been heard by the Scottish Court of Session.
