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Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2025

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2025
EU publishes implementation timeline for EU AI Act

EU publishes implementation timeline for EU AI Act
Data (Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and heads for royal assent

Data (Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and heads for royal assent
Equality Act 2010 provisions refer to biological sex, regardless of gender recognition certificate (For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers)

Equality Act 2010 provisions refer to biological sex, regardless of gender recognition certificate (For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers)

The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Equality Act 2010 provisions refer to biological sex, regardless of gender recognition certificate (For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers)

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Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024

Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024

The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...

ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination

ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination

ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...

Waiver of notice

Waiver of notice

Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...

Constructive dismissal

Constructive dismissal

Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...

Practice notes

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary dutiesAll employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

TUPE—transfer of employees

TUPE—transfer of employeesThis Practice Note examines which employees transfer to the transferee under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...
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30th May
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Practice notes

The early conciliation requirement

The early conciliation requirementstyle="width: 100%">Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and...
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30th May
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Practice notes

The term of trust and confidence

The term of trust and confidenceThis Practice Note analyses the term or duty of mutual trust and confidence (in a fiduciary sense) implied or imposed...
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30th May
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Precedents

Employment contract basic version

Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert date]Parties1[Name of Employer] [of [insert address] OR a company incorporated...
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2nd Jun
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Practice notes

Garden leave and the right to work

Garden leave and the right to workIn broad terms, putting an employee on 'garden leave' means the employer sending the employee home on full pay...
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30th May
Precedents

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)[to be typed on employer letterhead][Name of Employee][Address][Date]Dear [insert name of...
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30th May
Practice notes

Pre-employment checks

Pre-employment checksFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Under section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) the time it takes for...
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30th May
Practice notes

The unfair dismissal compensatory award

The unfair dismissal compensatory awardAn award of compensation for unfair dismissal generally consists of a basic award and a compensatory award. The...
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2nd Jun
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Practice notes

Reinstatement

ReinstatementReinstatement is one of the orders that may be made by a tribunal under section 112 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996)...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedings

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsDocuments of one kind or another will form a significant part of the evidence in many employment tribunal...
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2nd Jun
Q&As

What should a collective grievance process look like?

What should a collective grievance process look like?Paragraph 47 of the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures describes a...
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30th May
News

Seventeenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines published

The 17th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) has been published two years after the 16th edition. The JCG is usually the starting point...
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3rd Jun
Precedents

Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)

Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)[To be typed on headed notepaper of...
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30th May
Practice notes

Wrongful dismissal compensation

Wrongful dismissal compensationThis Practice Note examines the remedies (heads of claim) available in the case of dismissal in breach of an employment...
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30th May
Q&As

Is high blood pressure a qualifying disability under the Equality Act 2010?

Is high blood pressure a qualifying disability under the Equality Act 2010?High blood pressure is also known as ‘hypertension’ (see NHS choices: High...
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30th May

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Harassment

HarassmentSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024, REUL that remains in force is

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit