Blog


Philip Landau to speak at Westminster Employment Forum

Philip Landau will speak at the Westminster Employment Forum on 7th July 2015 at a conference on Rethinking working practices and spaces – next steps for work environment design, flexible working and remote access. Please click here to access the link to the conference and agenda.

Obesity at work can now amount to a “disability”

Employers will have to change the way they treat overweight staff following a European Union court ruling that obesity can, in severe cases, constitute a disability. A landmark decision by the European Court of Justice has ruled that obesity at work, whilst not having protection as being recognised as a “disability” in itself, can still […]

Shared Parental Leave becomes law from today

From 1st December 2014, you have been entitled to apply for Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay if your baby is due on or after 5 April 2015 or your child is placed for adoption on or after 5 April 2015. How does it work? The new rules mean that couples with babies due, or children […]

EU Court adviser maintains bankers bonus cap

The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice has today rejected the UK’s challenge to its cap on bankers’ bonuses. The cap restricts bonuses to 100% of banker’s pay or 200% with shareholder approval. The Advocate General’s opinion is not legally binding, but is generally followed in the majority of cases. The Court of […]

New holiday pay ruling is a bonanza for workers

If you work voluntary paid overtime, a landmark decision today means you should receive additional holiday pay to reflect this. The Employment Appeal Tribunal today ruled that a worker’s overtime should be factored in when making holiday payments- regardless of what your contract of employment states. Until now, an annual leave payment could be calculated […]

Mental health at work: see our Guardian blog on your employment rights

A survey from Friends Life found that 40% of 2,000 respondents from a cross-section of industries had experienced these kinds of mental health problems and had not told their employer. Over half of those surveyed said they thought that if they were open about a mental health issue it would damage their career prospects…….. To […]