Blog
Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
20 March 2025
What does a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the case of a sacked Christian school worker mean for businesses?
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School is a significant development in the law relating to religion and belief discrimination and managing conflicting views in the workplace.
4 December 2024
Supporting staff when they need it most
Swiss-American psychiatrist, theorist of the five stages of grief, and pioneer of palliative care, Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, once explained that you never “get over” losing a loved one; it forever forms a part of you. It is profoundly and irrevocably changing, and is as personal to you as your fingerprint.
3 December 2024
Employment Rights Bill: how it could transform the UK
The UK’s new Employment Rights Bill, labelled as “the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”, was unveiled in October 2024. The Bill represents a transformative shift in labour legislation, aimed at modernising employment practices and offering enhanced protections for employees.
27 November 2024
SRA Guidance – internal investigations and guidance for in-house advisers
On 18 November 2024, the SRA published its updated and now finalised guidance on internal investigations.
20 November 2024
Protected Conversations under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act
The recent EAT Judgment in Gallagher v McKinnon’s Auto and Tyres Limited is a useful decision for employers, having upheld the employer’s position regarding the inadmissibility of evidence relating to what was said in some pre-termination negotiations.
