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Essential Information on Employment Law

Essential Information on Employment Law

OUR LATEST INSIGHTS ON EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES

Employment Law is a complex and fast-developing area in which employers and employees benefit from fair and effective management. Employment Law may seem like a minefield to employers as they endeavor to adopt and implement fair processes and avoid the pitfalls potentially giving rise to employment claims. Our Team of experts are on hand to guide employers through any of these areas, advise on procedure, help to quell escalating disputes, and help to avoid successful claims being made.

All of the following articles feature in our Employment Law Newsletter ‘IN CASE’ which is published quarterly. In our latest issue, our employment law experts address an array of recent cases and considers a broad spectrum of topical issues of relevance to business owners, senior executives and HR Professionals. use the form below to subscribe.

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OUR ARTICLES

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In conversation with Sir Robert Buckland KC concerning future changes to the employment landscape.

Sir Robert Buckland KC, Consultant and Head of Policy at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, is featured in a con...
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Balancing criminal investigations, reputation, privacy and employment: lessons from football 

Media and Privacy experts Dominic Crossley and Jamie Hurworth, along with Employment Law expert Dom...
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Case report – Mr D Coppinger and Mr J McInerney v P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited

James Townsend, Partner and Head of the Employment Department at Payne Hicks Beach, offers an in-dep...
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“Innovation not discrimination”: AI in work and employment contexts

Elizabeth Shaw, Associate in the Employment department, highlights AI’s risks in recruitment and s...
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Private matters and Public trials – privacy in the employment tribunal 

Ross Beaton, Senior Associate in the Employment Department, outlines how courts rarely grant anonymi...
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Case Update: Hewston v Ofsted – Court of Appeal clarifies boundaries of fair dismissal 

Rianna Billington Purvis, Associate in the Employment team, reflects on a recent court ruling th...
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Fire and rehire and the new Statutory Code

James Townsend, Partner and Co-Head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, offered his view in The Law ...
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Asda Equal Pay

On 27 August 2024, the Employment Tribunal held that Next plc had discriminated against more than 3,...
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Case report – Mr Charles Wilkinson v Areaworks Group Limited & Ors.

Case Number 2204365/2021
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Depression/Anxiety disorder and work

This item is intended to provide general guidance for employees who are suffering from depression an...
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Can a settlement agreement be used to validly settle future claims?

When entering into a settlement agreement with an employee, employers will want to ensure that the w...
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Holiday pay and entitlement reforms in 2024

The Government issued a response to their consultation on Retained EU Employment Law, in late 2023. ...
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Non-Disclosure Agreements: A reputational asset or liability?

At their most straightforward, non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) are simple legal contracts gov...
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Might we see a new Employment Rights Bill in the near future?

If the wind continues to blow in the direction of Labour, then we very might well.  Oliver Stacey i...
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Top legal issues for HR leaders in 2024

Domonique McRae, Senior Associate in our Employment team, features in People Management magazine pro...
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Flexible working – a right or a request? 

James Townsend, head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, comments feature in Personnel Today.
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Employment law update

Keep up with the latest developments in employment law with our roundup of the key changes to be awa...
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The Right to Switch Off/Disconnect

Two years on, the transformations brought by Covid-19 remain present in the workplace, particularly ...
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