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What does Rishi Sunak’s change of heart regarding the Job Support Scheme mean for businesses?

2020 has been a conundrum of a year and the future of being able to ...

Holiday pay during furlough – extended furlough holiday entitlement and pay

Holiday pay during furlough raises its head as we enter another lockdown. We all saw ...

Running out of time

A question often asked regarding Early Conciliation and timescales for issuing claims, is: “What happens ...

New COVID-19 Lockdown measures and what this means for employers and workers

New COVID-19 Lockdown measures and what this means for employers and workers: Any return to ...

Sacked for posting on Facebook: How would the sacking of Israel Folau be dealt with under UK Law?

Rugby Australia has sacked Australian rugby star Israel Folau because of what he said in ...

A one-off discriminatory act can attract a high level of compensation

What would the compensation be for a one-off discriminatory act? In discrimination law, one of ...

Religious conversations and gross misconduct

Can religious conversations get employees into trouble for gross misconduct? This article looks into a ...

Is vegan discrimination a thing?

This article discusses whether courts and tribunals will agree that the Equality Act protects vegan ...

Personal injury damages for failing to provide a 20-minute break

Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), workers are entitled to an unpaid 20-minute rest ...

Victimised music lecturer wins £180,000

The Equality Act 2010 forbids victimisation. The employee must show that they were subjected to ...