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At present, employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service can make a request for flexible working under the statutory scheme for any reason. For a number of years, there has been discussion surrounding making … Read more

The Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals have announced a change to how Employment Judges should be addressed in various courts. In Employment Tribunal hearings, the guidance states that Employment Judges should now … Read more

Last week was Transgender Awareness Week, a week dedicated to raising awareness and visibility to trans people and the issues members of the community face.  Gender Reassignment is one of the nine protected characteristics set … Read more

The Government has announced the changes that will be made to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. These changes will come into force from April 2023. The changes seek to increase both rates … Read more

In Bathgate v Technip UK Ltd and others [ 2022] EAT 155 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held a settlement agreement cannot compromise a future claim that has not yet arisen. The Claimant accepted … Read more

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs by next August, blaming ongoing strike action and rising losses at the business. The postal company said it will begin notifying workers of its plan, which … Read more

Menopause and the Workplace It has been reported by new CIPD research that 59% of women who experience symptoms of menopause say it has a negative and sometimes detrimental impact on their work productivity and … Read more

App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) call for 24 hour strike in response to recent landmark Supreme Court Ruling. In early July 2022, a leak of files relating to Uber exposed a number of alleged … Read more

Soaring temperatures in recent weeks have been somewhat unusual and of an unprecedented scale in the UK. Whilst some unfamiliar and rare sunshine is largely welcomed in the UK, MPs have taken action and called … Read more

In Mackereth v Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and anor, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held that a Christian doctor’s belief that a person cannot change their sex/gender at will, and his lack … Read more