Employment and HR

• Risk Assessments for Breastfeeding Mothers

  • Posted18 September 2018

  EU Directive 92/85/EEC is aimed at protecting the health and safety of women in the workplace who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are still breastfeeding. Under UK law...

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• University Lecturer Strikes Important Blow for Part-time Workers

  • Posted31 August 2018

  In Roddis v Sheffield Hallam University, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the fact that the claimant was employed under a zero-hours contract did not mean that his contract...

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• Central Arbitration Committee Can Hear Claims Against Acas

  • Posted20 August 2018

  The EU Information and Consultation Directive 2002 established minimum requirements for companies with more than 50 employees for consulting and informing them on a wide variety of subjects. The Information...

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• The ‘Final Straw’ and Constructive Dismissal

  • Posted10 August 2018

  It is an implied term of any contract of employment that an employer should not act in a way that is likely to destroy or seriously damage the trust and...

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• Dealing With Employee References

  • Posted31 July 2018

  Contrary to popular belief, except in certain sectors (e.g. education and financial services), employers are not legally obliged to provide those who leave their employment with a reference unless they...

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• Disability Discrimination – An Expectation to Work Long Hours

  • Posted2 July 2018

  In United First Partners Research v Carreras, an employee who had returned to work after he was injured in a cycling accident claimed that a ‘requirement’ that he work long...

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