Having thought that the matter was quite settled following the Court of Appeal decision in Simmons v Castle [2012] which established that employment tribunal claims for injury to feelings were subject to the same 10% uplift as general damages in civil claims, we now have conflicting EAT decisions. In the latest EAT decision in the […]
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Flexible working
The new rules regarding flexible working came into force on 30th June 2014. Now all employees with 26 weeks service have the right to request to work flexible. Prior to this they had to be the parent or responsible for a child or disabled child or be a carer. Employers can also sigh relief at […]
Flexible Working rights extended
The current position is that only workers with children (or responsible for them) or those with caring responsibilities have the right to request to work flexibly. It is important to note that this is not a right to get the flexible working but merely a right to request it, as this is a common misconception. There […]