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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 4 Apr 2022
Covid-19: new 1 April guidance for employers in England
On 1 April 2022 the UK Health Security Agency published new guidance for employers in England, replacing the previous "Working safely" Guidance Notes…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 1 Apr 2022
UK: EAT orders party to disclose tribunal documents to the Press months after hearing
A recent EAT judgment in Guardian News and Media Ltd v Rozanov highlights how the Press may be able to rely on the principle of open justice to…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 18 Mar 2022
UK: Government confirms no mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting (at this stage)
Recent data suggests that the number of companies voluntarily disclosing ethnicity pay gap data has declined sharply, bolstering calls for a…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Mar 2022
UK: tribunal orders re-engagement overseas of unfairly dismissed trader in light of negative regulatory reference
The recent tribunal ruling in Jones v JP Morgan Securities plc illustrates how a financial services employer’s position on providing a regulatory…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Mar 2022
UK: tribunal orders bank to carry out and publish equal pay audit within 6 months, notwithstanding existing equal pay review process
The Employment Tribunal in Macken v BNP Paribas has recently given its remedy judgment in relation to successful claims of sex discrimination and…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2022
Easier said than done - Implications for employers of UK Government's Living with Covid plan
Changing rules in theory is relatively simple but, as all employers can attest, the demons of unforeseen consequences emerge when policies are…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 22 Feb 2022
UK: implications for employers of Government’s Living with Covid Plan
The Government’s Living with Covid Plan announced yesterday (21 February 2022) confirms the following imminent changes to Covid-19 related rules…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
UK: employers who wrongly deny worker status face historic claims for annual leave taken without pay
Employers who have potentially mis-categorised staff as self-employed may face significantly larger historic holiday pay claims following the Court…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
UK: fear of catching Covid-19 on returning to workplace is not a protected belief
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee’s fear of catching Covid-19 and desire to protect herself and her partner, which was the reason she…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2022
UK: dismissal for refusal to formally progress multiple grievances could be fair
Employers should tread carefully where an employee raises a grievance but is unwilling to progress it formally. This can be understandable and not…
