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Consultation on extending redundancy protection for new parents

Posted on Jan 31st, 2019 By

Categories: Discrimination, Employment contracts, Employment Status, Family friendly rights, Maternity Leave, Redundancy and business reorganisation, Redundancy payments

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Returning to work after maternity can be a daunting prospect for new mums, and it is important for them to feel that they will be valued and supported upon their return. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many women. With Brexit fast approaching, Theresa May is said to be "determined to do even more as we leave the EU", including by building on the current EU requirements on maternity and paternity leave protection.
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Consultation on extending redundancy protection for new parents

Employment status and the right to substitute

George Fellows

Posted on Jan 23rd, 2019 By

Categories: Employment contracts, Employment Status

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The EAT has found that the right to appoint a substitute can still be consistent with employee status, notwithstanding the requirement that the work must be personally performed, if such right is only exercised when an employee is unable to work.
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Employment status and the right to substitute

The Good Work Plan – follow-up developments

Aggie Salt

Posted on Dec 20th, 2018 By

Categories: Contractors, Employment contracts, Employment Documents, Employment Status, Government Proposals

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Following our article earlier this week about the "Good Work Plan", the government has now introduced the first three statutory instruments implementing some of the changes outlined in the Plan:
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The Good Work Plan – follow-up developments

Government’s Good Work Plan: a step closer to implementation of Taylor Review recommendations?

Aggie Salt

Posted on Dec 17th, 2018 By

Categories: Atypical workers, Employment contracts, Employment Status, Government Proposals

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Following the Taylor 2017 Review and the subsequent consultations launched earlier this year, the government has now published the Good Work Plan (the Plan). The Plan sets out its proposals for implementing the recommendations of the Taylor Review and "a wide range of policy and legislative changes" dealing with worker status, agency workers and zero hours contracts.
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Government’s Good Work Plan: a step closer to implementation of Taylor Review recommendations?

Is it safe to dismiss an employee who is receiving long-term disability benefits?

Laura Morrison

Posted on Nov 28th, 2018 By

Categories: Discrimination, Employee benefits, Employment contracts, Pay, benefits and bonuses, Sickness absence, Unfair dismissal

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The EAT has dealt a blow to employers, confirming that the purpose of permanent health insurance and similar schemes would be defeated if an employer could end entitlements under this type of scheme by dismissing the employee on grounds of capability. 
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Is it safe to dismiss an employee who is receiving long-term disability benefits?