Employment and HR

• Unfair Competition by Former Employees – The Law Can Move Fast!

  • Posted16 February 2018

  If key workers leave your employment and you are concerned that they may breach their contracts by setting up in competition, the law can move fast to protect you. That...

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• Government Responds to the Taylor Review of Employment Practices

  • Posted8 February 2018

  In October 2016, the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and a former policy chief under Tony...

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• Unfair Dismissal – What Matters is the Decision Maker’s Mindset

  • Posted6 February 2018

  For an employee to succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, they must be able to show that their employer has acted unreasonably, and unfair conduct on the part of...

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• Airline Pilot Strikes Crucial Blow for Trade Union Rights

  • Posted30 January 2018

  It has long been unlawful to refuse to employ someone because of his or her trade union membership. However, in a ground-breaking decision, a tribunal has extended that protection to...

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• Recruitment Vetting Must Be Reasonable and Respect Human Rights

  • Posted19 January 2018

  The police and other public authorities have recruitment vetting policies in place that are designed to ensure that staff taken on are people of integrity. However, as one High Court...

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• Workplace Mobility Clauses – EAT Guidance

  • Posted8 January 2018

  Mobility of labour is vital to any modern economy and many employment contracts require staff to relocate from one workplace to another if their employer’s business demands it. One such...

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