Earlier this year, the government announced that they would be supporting the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill (“The Bill”). The Bill aimed to strengthen the existing worker protection laws outlined in the Equality Act 2010. It comes as a response to growing concerns about the rights and well-being of workers in various industries.

The concept of working from home has gained significant traction in recent years, especially with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three new Acts giving further employment rights to parents and carers received the Royal Assent last week.

The Employment (Allocations of Tips) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May 2023 and is expected to come into force in 2024 (the exact date is yet to be confirmed).

A recent employment tribunal decision shows how important it is to be really clear about an employee’s intentions before assuming they have resigned.

HMRC has lost a claim against Gary Lineker for a £4.9 million tax bill covering the period 2013 to 2018. HMRC argued that under IR35 legislation Mr Lineker should have been classed as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport, not a self-employed contractor. Last week, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found in Mr Lineker’s favour.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published its draft consultation paper on the proposed new Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement.

Anyone can make a request, but the statutory right to request flexible working is more limited and applies only to employees who have at least 26 weeks’ continuous employment (as at the date of the request) and who have not made a statutory request in the last 12 months.

Following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the UK government have now unveiled their urgent proposals for what could be interpreted as the most significant transformation to the UK legal system - the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 (“Bill”).

At a time when many are going on holiday, a recent decision has highlighted how easy it can be to get holiday pay wrong.

A claim for discrimination has been brought against Sainsbury’s after they refused to allow an ‘assistance cat’ into one of their shops in London

From 6 April employers right to work checks will change. Physical cards will no longer be accepted as part of the right to work checking process and checks will have to be done online via the Home Office online checking service.