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The Worker Protection Act: a new duty on employers
Francesca Charlton and Kayleigh McKee explain the implications of legislation designed to protect employees from sexual harassment
Latest employment law
Regulating gender washing in the UK workplace

Following questions being raised about recruitment of women at different levels in venture capital firms, Daniel Stander explores existing regulatory requirements and voluntary reporting to tackle gender inequality
Supreme Court dismisses holiday pay appeal: what does it mean for HR?

Amy Collins examines the latest ruling on incorrect holiday payments and its implications for employers
Changes to the spent conviction rules

With new legislation in place around the length of time it takes for some offences to become spent, Jessica Maguire explains what employers need to know
Making mental health days work

Emma O’Connor explains how HR professionals can manage requests for time off and develop a strategic but human response to supporting wellbeing
Bankers’ bonus cap lifted: implications for employers

Following the decision to remove the limit, Mark Walker and Ash Saluja explain what this means for businesses
Can we keep the human in HR?

Charlotte Sloan explores the employment law ramifications of using AI in the workplace
Tackling workplace sexual harassment

With recent research finding half of victims choose not to report sexually inappropriate behaviour at work, Anna Loutfi provides guidance for employers
Case update: employment status of PSC contractors

Was a contractor engaged through a personal service company a worker? Andrew Macmillan explains in light of a recent EAT ruling
Is the four-day week here to stay?

Greg Burgess explores whether working fewer days with no drop in pay will become the norm in the UK
Advice to HR when handling work-from-home requests triggered by health and safety fears

Paul Kelly provides guidance to UK employers faced with this very modern conundrum
Employment tribunals
Agency worker whose contract was cancelled hours after she disclosed her mental ill health was discriminated against, tribunal rules

Judge says claimant’s disability had a ‘significant influence’ on GP surgery’s decision to terminate the employment
Employee status: one employer, two employers – or none?

Questions relating to the status of taxi drivers continue to trigger tribunals, as Merran Sewell reports
Sex discrimination: the latest case law and legislation explained

Sarah Edwards reports on recent developments, including two important tribunals
60-year-old geophysicist whose boss called him a ‘pensioner’ and planned ways to ‘take him out’ was victim of discrimination and unfair dismissal, tribunal rules

Judge orders employer to pay worker £340k following his detrimental treatment because of the ‘long-term effect on his confidence’
Disabled woman told: ‘Don’t think you can swan in when you feel like it’ when seeking a phased return was constructively dismissed, tribunal rules

Care worker awarded £29k after judge also finds her employer discriminated against her
Can a disgruntled employee be made to claim in the High Court instead of at a tribunal?

Chris Thompson reports in the light of an EAT ruling about an £8m claim
Tribunals alleging neurodiversity discrimination top 100 in a year – what can HR do about it?

‘There is more at stake than reducing claims’, experts say, urging employers to put more resources into getting the best out of everyone
Case update: did legal professional privilege apply to a report in a race discrimination tribunal?

Benedict Gorner considers the judge’s ruling on submitting the amended document – and the implications of doing so
Number of hybrid working tribunals rises by 50 per cent – what can HR do to avoid them?

Experts say people professionals have a crucial role to play in heading off claims as more employees are told to return to the office
Female hotel manager handed a 33 per cent pay cut during Covid was a victim of sex discrimination as two male managers only lost 25 per cent, tribunal rules

Judge says the differences could only be explained by the claimant’s gender

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Deputy Director, Line Management Capability Programme (LMC)
Cabinet Office, Glasgow, London, Sheffield
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Executive Director of Change and Innovation
Wandsworth & Richmond Council, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater)
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HR Generalist
Essity, Prudhoe, Northumberland
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Director of People and Culture
Gloucestershire College, Gloucester, Gloucestershire