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Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 9 Feb 2023
Employment Horizons 2023
In our Employment Horizons publication, we have reflected on some of the key themes impacting multi-national employers in 2023. These include…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 20 Jul 2022
Disproportionate - term time worker's holiday not pro-rated
The UK’s Supreme Court has confirmed that “part year” workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday. Their holiday entitlement should not be pro-rated to…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 18 Jul 2022
Impermanent - employer could dismiss and re-engage pay protected employees
The Court of Appeal in England and Wales decided that an employer was entitled to dismiss and offer to re-engage employees on new terms in order to…
Hogan Lovells | European Union | 25 Apr 2022
European information and consultation in business sales: comparative guide
Difficult employment issues can arise during an international business purchase and what is straightforward in one country can prove challenging in…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 13 Jul 2021
After the event - medical evidence obtained after an ill-health dismissal not relevant to fairness
Managing an employee who has persistent short or medium term ill-health absence is difficult for an employer. Dismissing an employee whose attendance…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 5 Jul 2021
Who knew? Women less likely to be able to accommodate certain working patterns
An employee will succeed with an indirect sex discrimination claim if she can show that her employer applied a provision, criterion or practice (PCP)…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 5 Jul 2021
Spring in the step - Deliveroo riders not workers for trade union recognition
Independent trade unions are entitled to apply for compulsory recognition on behalf of workers in a bargaining unit if certain conditions are met. The…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 30 Jun 2021
Workforce engagement: A look at emerging best practice
The FRC has commissioned research by Royal Holloway, University of London and the Involvement and Participation Association to look at how companies…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 21 Jun 2021
Belief that biological sex immutable protected under Equality Act
A belief is a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act if it meets the five conditions established in the case Grainger plc v…
Hogan Lovells | United Kingdom | 21 Jun 2021
A tale in two parts - COVID-19 and health and safety dismissals
Under s100 of the Employment Rights Act, an employee is entitled not to be dismissed because they have taken or proposed to take appropriate steps to…
