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Holiday during sick leave: House of Lords ruling

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 5 2009

The House of Lords' decision concerning holiday rights while off sick was covered in our special 12 June e-bulletin

Misrepresentation: drafting of pre-employment questionnaire is key

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 5 2009

An employer cannot claim for loss caused by an employee's mental illness merely because the employee fails to mention a history of mental illness at the recruitment stage

Round-up of employment law developments: August 2009

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 9 2009

Direct race discrimination is unlawful, even if the employer is acting with the best of intentions

Contractual disciplinary procedure: employees can claim for loss caused by breach

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2010

An employee can claim damages for loss caused by an employer's breach of a contractual disciplinary procedure

Coalition government: further detail on proposals

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2010

The Government has confirmed that it intends to issue an extensive consultation on its commitment to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees, with a view to bringing its proposals into Parliament "later in the year"

Disciplinaries: timing, scope of investigation, relevance of prior incident

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2010

Three recent decisions clarify a number of points concerning disciplinaries

Agency workers: government's proposals for implementing EU law

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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June 5 2009

The government has set out its proposals for implementing the new EU Directive on agency workers

Family-friendly rights; holiday rights during sick leave

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2009

The Government is putting on hold its plans to extend statutory maternity pay to 12 months and allow fathers to take up to 6 months of the mother's leave, according to recent press reports

Sickness: consultation on new medical "fit note"

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2009

The government is consulting until 19 August 2009 on a new medical fit note to replace the current sick note (details available here

National minimum wage: new rates and the treatment of tips

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2009

From 1 October 2009, the national minimum wage rate will increase to £5.80 per hour for workers aged 22 and over, £4.83 for workers aged 18 to 21, and £3.57 for workers aged 16 and 17

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