Matt’s Employment Law and HR Update Matthew Huggett

The first of a series of podcasts where we look forward to 2024 and the key legislative changes that are already confirmed as happening, a look at others that could happen in 2024 or in the future. We will also look at the key cases that are coming in 2024 that could make important changes or provide important clarification on key areas of employment law. This episode looks at the implementation of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 which introduces a p...

There has been much discussion over the use of 'fire and re-hire' by employers over recent months and years. Unions have sought (and obtained) injunctions to prevent employers dismissing and re-engaging (Tesco) and there have been other campaigns by trade unions about the threat that such practices have to the terms and conditions of employees (British Gas).These two relatively high profile cases (Tesco and British Gas) occurred before the case of P&O which was very widely reported. The P...

In this episode we discuss the developments in employer practice relating to flexible working plus the recent government consultations and the newly proposed Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022-2023.This episode is not intended to provide legal advice. Rather, it is intended to provide general guidance on the topic discussed.If you would like us to advise you on a particular issue then please get in touch with us at matthew.huggett@carbonlawpartners.comIf you are an employer, we...

A Private Members Bill is currently working its way through Parliament that could require all employers to take proactive steps to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. The Bill (the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill) will require (if passed) employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. This is a marked step forward in discrimination legislation. Currently, employers only need to show that they have taken "all reasonable ...

This episode looks at the campaign by the Right to Disconnect UK to provide employees in the UK with the right to disconnect from work when outside of their normal working hours. We look at the legislative changes that the campaign is proposing as well as the current rights given to employees in France, Italy and the Philippines. The Irish government is also currently consulting on this topic and has published helpful guidance which is available from www.workplacerelations.ieAnd o...