Employment and HR

• Are Bonus Clawback Provisions an Unreasonable Restraint of Trade?

  • Posted10 January 2024

  Employment bonuses are commonly awarded on the basis that they must be repaid if recipients leave their jobs within a given period of time. In an important ruling, the High...

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• Resignation in the Heat of the Moment – EAT Sets Out the Legal Principles

  • Posted27 December 2023

  When an employee utters words of resignation in the heat of the moment, employers are often left in doubt as to whether they should take them at face value. In...

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• Gender Transition – Deadnamed Employee Wins Substantial Compensation

  • Posted19 December 2023

  Those who undergo the challenging process of gender transition are entitled to their employers’ full understanding and support in establishing their new identity. A local authority which woefully failed in...

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• Treating Every Employee in the Same Way May Itself Be Discriminatory

  • Posted8 December 2023

  Anti-discrimination laws are often viewed as requiring employers to treat all their staff in the same way. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling made plain, the positive duty to...

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• Not Every Procedural Defect Will Render a Dismissal Unfair – Guideline Ruling

  • Posted27 November 2023

  Deficiencies in a workplace disciplinary procedure will very often render a dismissal unfair – but not always. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made that point in finding that a hospital...

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• Disability Discrimination – Corner Shops Owe the Same Duties as Multinationals

  • Posted9 November 2023

  Small businesses not blessed with human resources departments can find it hard to accommodate disabled members of staff who need to take time off work. However, as an Employment Tribunal...

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