Category: EmployLaw
Feb 2020
Barclays backtracks in privacy row over worker surveillance project
Barclays Bank has withdrawn a system that monitored employees’ computers, tracking individual working patterns and how much time each day was spent on breaks. Details of the pilot project came to light after a Barclays whistle blower reported it to a newspaper.
Feb 2020
New contract terms affecting all new employees and workers to come into force on April 6 2020
From 6 April 2020 there will be changes to the minimum written terms that must be provided to employees AND the timing of when these terms must be provided to them. These terms are known as Section 1 statements, referring to Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA).
Feb 2020
The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations set to come into force on 6 April 2020
Downs Solicitors is pleased to play a small part in helping to raise awareness of a new and important piece of employment law that is coming into force in April 2020. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations will be known as Jack’s Law. This is in memory of Jack Herd who died in 2010 and whose mother, Lucy, has campaigned tirelessly ever since for mandatory leave for grieving parents.
Jan 2020
What could work look like in 2020?
Flexible working - the new normal?
One of the big focuses in recent years has been on flexible working and how it has changed the concept of a “normal” working day. From challenging the norms of 9-5 working to commuting time counting as working time, there’s no doubt that the new decade could bring a new shape of working – but what does that mean for business leaders and their HR teams?
Jan 2020
How might the decision to make ethical veganism a philosophical belief affect employers?
Jordi Casamitjana was dismissed in 2018 by The League Against Cruel sports for gross misconduct.
Mr Casamitjana, an ethical vegan, claims that his dismissal came after telling colleagues that their employer’s pension fund was being invested in companies involved in animal testing. His solicitors claimed that the decision to dismiss was made because of his beliefs around ethical veganism.
Nov 2019
Workers’ Rights – What the main parties are saying in their election manifestos
Workers’ Rights – What the main parties are saying in their election manifestos.
Oct 2019
Time to call for further workplace flexibility
The balance work and life
Whilst many see flexible working as an opportunity to juggle a work life balance more successfully, a lot of work needs to be done around overall wellbeing for the employee – and ways in which the employer can help facilitate that.
Jul 2019
Stress in the workplace
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), stress, depression and anxiety were the main factors for time off work in 2017/18, equating to 15.4 million working days lost.
