Tag Archive: employee relations

bereavement

Parental bereavement leave entitlement from April

From 6 April, employees who lose a child under the age of 18, or sufferView Article

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Personal motivation in whistleblowing claims

An employee has the right not to be subjected to any detriment on the groundView Article

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Whistleblowing
Bereavement leave and pay

Bereavement leave and pay for parents

Currently, there is no legal requirement for employers to grant employees bereavement leave in theView Article

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Can a disciplinary investigation be too thorough?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered whether it was unfair for an employer’s disciplinaryView Article

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Disciplinary investigation

No need to ask to take a rest break

In Grange and Abellio London Ltd, the EAT was asked to decide whether or notView Article

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Government to review electronic voting in industrial action ballots

The government has announced that it has appointed Sir Ken Knight, CBE, QFSM to undertakeView Article

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electronic voting
termination payments

Tax changes – termination payments

In July last year, the government published a consultation document on the income tax andView Article

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Labour leadership candidates make employment pledges

The two Labour leadership candidates, Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith have set out a numberView Article

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labour leadership
vaping

Guidance on vaping at work

Earlier this month, Public Health England (PHE) issued new framework advice for business and employersView Article

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Trade Union Bill update

The Trade Union Bill completed the committee stage in the House of Commons on 27View Article

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Trade Union Bill