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‘Workers’ Are Workers Too! Protection from Health & Safety Detriments Extended to Workers

‘Workers’ Are Workers Too! Protection from Health & Safety Detriments Extended to Workers Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Health and safety concerns have dominated the 2020/21 zeitgeist, and with good reason. In a year of tragedy and uncertainty, it has been difficult to determine how best to protect ourselves and each other without losing our...
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Maternity and Parental Leave – Time for Reform?

Maternity Action have issued a briefing calling for substantial reform to maternity and parental leave legislation. The May 2021 briefing has been issued in response to Maternity Action’s concerns, and this article highlights the main three reforms proposed.
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Supreme Court to decide on equal holiday entitlement between part-year workers and year-round workers

The Supreme Court will decide if workers who only work part of the year should receive the same holiday entitlement as workers who work all year round Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Daniel Evans In the case of The Harpur Trust v Brazel, the Court of Appeal held that workers who are engaged under a...
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Regular voluntary overtime should be factored into a holiday pay calculation

Regular voluntary overtime should be factored into a holiday pay calculation Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Daniel Evans In 2019, the Court of Appeal held in the case of East of England Ambulance Trust v Flowers that voluntary overtime should be factored into the calculation of holiday pay when it is sufficiently regular and settled....
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Working Time Updates for Sleep-In and On-Call Shifts

Working Time Updates for Sleep-In and On-Call Shifts Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Keep Calm and Sleep In The Supreme Court has handed down their long-awaited judgement for the Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake case and the message to the care sector is to keep calm and sleep in. A ‘sleep-in’ shift, i.e....
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Vaccination or Termination: Can Employees Be Required to Take the Coronavirus Vaccine?

Vaccination or Termination: Can Employees Be Required to Take the Coronavirus Vaccine? Key Contact: Claire Knowles Author: Adam McGlynn Over the last year, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to the livelihoods of the British people. At last the distribution of a vaccine provides a light at the end of the tunnel, however, there...
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The End of Post-Termination Non-Compete Clauses?

Non-compete clauses are already the most difficult restrictive covenants to enforce as they can easily amount to a restraint of trade if not specifically tailored to the employee. BEIS is of the opinion that, non-compete clauses are being used too readily by employers and are concerned that this will restrict flexibility in the labour market.
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