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The applicability of the European Convention of Human Rights in employment disputes

5 March 2025

Embassy staff in the UK have historically been unable to present claims to the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales because embassies are protected by the State Immunity Act 1978. The Court of Appeal in Kingdom of Spain v Lorenzo has upheld that the Act should be disapplied such that Ms Lorenzo can present her […]

What to expect in Employment law in 2025

1 January 2025

2024 has been a busy year of change.  In Employment law, we have seen the introduction of several pro-employee changes, including (among others):  So, what is the outlook for 2025 I hear you ask.   Labour’s proposed Employment Rights Bill  Over the last year we have heard a lot about Labour’s plans to re-shape employment law. We […]

Can my employer change my place of work? 

9 December 2024

The main place of an employee’s work may change from time to time to suit their employer’s needs.  Increasingly, there is slightly more balance in favour of employees working from home meaning that a change of office is not so disturbing. The focus of this blog is on situations where an employer tries to make […]

Should I be concerned about the restrictive covenants in my employment contract? 

8 November 2024

Restrictive covenants are often included in employment contracts and sometimes feature in confidentiality and share option arrangements. Their purpose is to restrict the activities of a former employee for a limited time after termination of the employment.   What types of activities may ‘restrictive covenants’ prevent? The most common types of prevented activities are:  Not to work […]

What will happen to my share options if my employment ends? 

6 November 2024

Benefits in employment are sometimes as important as the salary. Share options are usually offered as a form of long-term incentive arrangement, designed by an employer to attract and retain workers. The concept is that shares in a company are granted over the course of time depending on factors including work performance and the worker’s length […]

Are football referees employees?

11 October 2024

In UK employment law there are different categories of worker status. Working individuals are categorised depending on the nature of the relationship they have with the company they work for or with. An individual doing work for a company could be self-employed, with the company as their client, they could be a worker for the […]

Day one employment rights

10 October 2024

I can understand why the media and the world of work are waiting with baited breath for Labour’s Employment Bill which will purport to give day one employment rights to all working people in the UK. As is often the case with changes to employment law and without wishing to be disparaging to the media, […]

cancer and employment

16 June 2021

It is a shocking reality that one in two of us are likely to get cancer at some stage in our lives. The good news is that survival rates are improving, but with people working to older ages, this has increasingly become an occupational concern.  The charity Macmillan has found that approximately 100,000 people of working […]