Healthcare & Wellbeing Focused HR Policies Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Dan Evans Employees’ priorities have changed, and for good reason. The past 18 months have seen an unprecedented level of uncertainty, with millions of families in the United Kingdom experiencing tragedy and uncertainty. As a result, we are seeing a growing demand for healthcare...Read More
Can Employees Be Forced To Retire Early? Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Katie Shanahan There has recently been some discussion regarding whether the introduction of a fixed retirement age by an employer (known as an Employer Justified Retirement Age / ‘EJRA’) will amount to unlawful age discrimination. Typically, an EJRA constitutes less favourable treatment, as...Read More
Trade Unions Cannot Veto a Direct Approach to Workers Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn It’s final, trade unions do not have an absolute right to veto employers negotiating directly with union members in their workforce. However, the Supreme Court’s judgement in Kostal UK v Dunkley and others (2021) imposes a new rule that...Read More
Fire and Rehire – Keep Watching this Space Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt Employers wishing to make detrimental changes to employees’ terms and conditions will often, in the absence of the affected employees agreeing to those changes, dismiss and offer to re-engage on the detrimental terms. This controversial approach to achieving contested contractual...Read More
Office Christmas Parties – Top Tips To Avoid A New Year Tribunal Claim Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Conrad Hazlitt It’s that time again, the annual office Christmas party… time for colleagues to let their hair down and enjoy themselves. Whilst this is certainly true, and the Acuity Employment team don’t want to be the...Read More
A Worker or Self-Employed? That Is The Question Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Dan Evans In the past few years, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court have made headlines determining ‘workers’’ status for people working in the gig economy. This has led to a lot of confusion, which has left many businesses uncertain...Read More
John Lewis: Christmas, Cover Songs & Copyright Claims Key Contact: Cordelia Payne Author: Adam Munn A musical duo – Jeremy and Lorraine Millington – otherwise known as The Portraits, have accused John Lewis of copying their version of a song in its latest Christmas advert. The advert is titled ‘Unexpected Guest’ and tells the story of a...Read More
Oh What A Year That Was – Boomtime For M&A In Marketing Services Author: Tessa Laws As the Acuity year ends in November I decided to reflect on one of the activities keeping the (former) newlawslegal corporate team busy – and busy we have been, thankfully. James, Adam and I have completed over twenty deals in...Read More
Battle Of The Forms – Contracting On Your Own Terms Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek Author: Adam Munn What is the ‘battle of the forms’? A ‘battle of the forms’ typically arises when two parties seek to enter into a contract together but both parties want to rely on their own set of standard terms and conditions. For...Read More
Sport Sponsorship Agreements: What Is The Goal? Key Contact: Rachelle Sellek Author: Joe Smith What is sponsorship and why is it important? The influence of sport in the UK is undeniably strong. Whether it is football, rugby or hockey, millions tune in to their televisions or pour into the stadiums every week to watch the big match....Read More
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