2/13/2025 5:10:08 PM Higgs v Farmor's School - proportionate responses and protected beliefs By Libby Hubbard The case of Kirstie Higgs and her previous employer, Farmor's School, has finally been decided by the Court of Appeal. Her dismissal was...
8/14/2024 8:49:06 AM Life after #MeToo – Employers must not wait until sexual harassment happens before taking action By Katherine Sinclair Seven years after the #MeToo movement in 2017 and five years after the UK government consultation on workplace sexual harassment in 2019,...
8/8/2024 3:49:48 PM EHRC guidance on protected characteristic of sex By Jackie Morris Newly updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was published last month concerning ‘discriminatory adverts’....
1/11/2024 9:47:52 AM Holiday entitlement guidance; heavy on confusion, light on clarification! By Anna Dabek We ended 2023 on a holiday note (see our round-up of 2023) and we are starting 2024 on the same topic. Before the accusations fly that...
12/19/2023 5:30:43 PM Draft guidance on gender questioning children finally released - an end of term treat for teachers! By Katherine Sinclair Esther Campsall Libby Hubbard If further proof was needed that politicians and teachers are not the greatest of friends, then the publication of draft guidance the...
2/16/2023 5:35:01 PM Bad investigations lead to bad outcomes and let bad behaviours continue By Anna Dabek Reading excerpts from the case of Mobbs v Weetabix could put most people off their breakfast! Whether you keep munching or reach for...
2/9/2023 4:45:19 PM Listen 'without prejudice' By Libby Hubbard Apologies - this is not a blog of homage to the late great George Michael but rather a shameless use of his timeless album title to...
2/8/2023 3:54:19 PM Three Cs for part-year contracts - comprehensive, clear and consistent By Katherine Sinclair Part-year workers and employees are getting a lot of attention at the moment! Holiday was and still is the subject of much debate thanks...
9/29/2022 2:14:30 PM Face to face for employers and landlords – right to rent/work checks By Emma Hardman Anna Dabek The Government has announced the lifting of one of its remaining Covid-19 measures. From 1 October 2022 landlords carrying out...
4/5/2022 5:22:44 PM April guidance: it’s as woolly as the new lambs! By Libby Hubbard Do you remember that feeling when school was out… for the last time? No rules, no one telling you what you should do. I am feeling a...
3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM Furlough; not just fur-now but fur-longer! By Libby Hubbard As has been anticipated and widely leaked, the Chancellor has confirmed that Furlough (or officially the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
2/17/2021 11:01:09 AM More staff to be asked to shield - some difficult choices ahead for employers By Matthew Wort The new Covid-19 risk prediction model will see an additional 1.7 million people being recommended to follow shielding guidance until at...