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Law360, Expert analysis: On 1 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s new non-financial misconduct (NFM) framework came into force,...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has updated its Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act: timeline update to amend the timetable...
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has published the government’s response to its consultation on the new duty...
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the government response on the new statutory right to bereavement leave including pregnancy...
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[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Where an employee with less than two years’ continuous service is dismissed by a transferor prior to a TUPE transfer, and the reason for the dismissal is the transfer, can the employee bring a claim for unfair dismissal, and, if so, will the transferee be liable?The Transfer of Undertakings
An individual is employed by one group company (A) and works for another group company (B) and possibly other group companies, with Company B cross-charged for salary and other costs relating to the individual. If Company A is ‘demerged’ from the group, can the individual assert that their
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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