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This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the government’s response to the Make Work Pay flexible working consultation, (2) the...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that it will transition to the Information Commission on 30 September 2026, following...
The European Commission has adopted the Fair Labour Mobility Package, comprising five legislative proposals: (1) a Regulation establishing a European...
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has published its response to a consultation seeking views on improving access to...
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...
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
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 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 point
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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