The Advocate General has recently given an opinion that the employer who banned a hijab when in contact with clients acted unlawfully and had committed an act of direct discrimination. The case was a French case brought before the recent issues over dress in France. The employee was a female engineer. She was a practising […]
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Apprenticeship Levy
There has been surprisingly little publicity over the Government’s draft bill which will introduce the apprenticeship levy. Over recent years there has been a lot of funding and initiatives to encourage businesses to take apprentices. This has been partly due to the unemployment crisis of the young. The new levy is expected to come into force […]
HR’s involvement in disciplinary decisions
An interesting practical point arose in the recent case of Ramphal v Department of Transport surrounding whether HR advice and guidance should be sought by the dismissing officer. In that case the issue for the EAT was whether the Tribunal had properly considered the inference that HR had inappropriately interfered with the dismissing officers decision […]
Choice of Companion
The High Court has recently held in the case of Stevens -v- University of Birmingham [2015] that the University’s refusal to allow a representative from a professional defence organisation to accompany the employee at an investigation meeting concerning serious allegations of misconduct was unfair and in breach of the implied trust and confidence. Although the […]
Guides on surrogacy and antenatal time off
Acas receives around 39,000 calls to its helpline each year from employers and employees about parental issues, including time off for antenatal and adoption appointments. One can imagine with the recent changes in this area and the complexity of the new rules on shared parental leave that this figure will only increase. In response to demand, ACAS has produced […]
Consultation time
It is time to have your say on a number of number of employment law issues. So if you are one of those people who wants to have their voice heard or you just have an interest in the subject matter you should provide your views on the subject. There have been numerous consultations opened […]