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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
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.
5 November 2024
Named respondents liable even if employer is also found to be liable
Miss C Baldwin (CB) was employed by Cleves School (the school) as a newly qualified
teacher (NQT) from September 2014 until CB’s resignation on March 18, 2015. Ms Miller
was designated CB’s mentor. Mr Hodges was the headteacher of the school.
Because of ill health, at the time of accepting the role CB had not completed her
postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE). CB had a number of absences during her
first term at the school.
30 October 2024
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace – how to prepare for the party season
I appreciate that the festive season is still a way off but, for some employers, the time is nigh for planning the staff Christmas party—booking the venue, sorting the entertainment, and mentally bracing for Chris Rae on repeat. For most, the next couple of months will be a time of merriment—of taking stock, being thankful for what you have, and planning for the year ahead. Unfortunately, for employment lawyers, we are likely to see an uplift in our workload as December approaches and Christmas party merriment crosses the line into misconduct. I don’t mean to be a killjoy, but it happens every year. Without fail.
