David Whincup

Keeping it real - the quest for reason in whistleblowing cases (UK)

United Kingdom - August 10 2022 In earlier posts on this blog you will find a handful of cases which consider the distinction between the fact of a protected whistle-blowing…

MPs use Private Members’ Bills to advance government’s employment agenda (UK)

United Kingdom - August 3 2022 Parliament’s Private Members’ Bills ballot gives backbench MPs the opportunity to propose new legislation or changes to existing laws on a topic of…

UK Supreme Court Gives New Holiday Pay Ruling

United Kingdom - July 25 2022 The Supreme Court has given its decision in Harper Trust v Brazel and confirmed that "part-year" workers are entitled to have their statutory leave…

Bryn Doyle, Charles Frost, Miriam Lampert, Matthew Lewis, Janette Lucas, Annabel Mace, Ramez Moussa, Caroline Noblet, Andrew Stones, Alison E. Treliving

UK Government allows agency staff to cover for striking workers

United Kingdom - July 22 2022 Despite what seems to be almost universal opposition to its proposals, the government has changed the law to allow employment businesses to supply…

Looking into workplace investigations, Part 14 - closing submissions

Global, United Kingdom - July 20 2022 Since most workplace investigations involve something contested, most investigation reports will disappoint one party or the other. Indeed, since very…