Employment Law October 2021 Update

Flexible Working – a day one right? The government has launched a consultation on whether to make flexible working the default position for employees. This would make it a day one right rather than requiring an employee to have 26 weeks’ service. It is important however to point out that…

01 Sep 21

Employment Law September 2021 Update

The cost of refusing to allow an employee to leave work before 6pm to pick up daughter from nursery A claim by an estate agent has hit the headlines after she was awarded £185,000 after her boss refused to let her leave work early to collect her daughter from nursery.…

10 Aug 21

Employment Law August 2021 Update

Can a dismissal for redundancy potentially be unfair if furlough was not considered? Yes, according to a recent employment tribunal decision. The Claimant was a care assistant and when the person she was looking after was admitted to the hospital, she asked to be furloughed. Her employer refused and said…