ACAS “anxious to hear what others think”
Acas has launched a consultation on a new Code of Practice on Settlement Agreements. The Government is introducing the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012-13 which will make any offers or...
View ArticleWhistleblowing: the NHS and calls for change.
Whistleblowing and the protection the law gives to whistleblowers has been much in the news recently. A former chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has blown the whistle over alleged...
View ArticleImplementing Redfearn v United Kingdom [2012] ECHR 1878
In Redfearn v United Kingdom [2012] ECHR 1878, the European Court of Human Rights declared that UK law was incompatible with the Article 11 Right to Freedom of Association, as it prevents individuals...
View ArticleEarly Conciliation: the good, the bad and the Acas confirmation
From April 2014, Acas will provide an Early Conciliation service. This will make it mandatory for those who want to lodge an employment tribunal claim to notify Acas first (except in certain excepted...
View ArticleWhistle while you work, and after – an update on whistleblowing
On 19 February, the Whistleblowing Commission was launched by the charity Public Concern at Work (‘PCAW’) to investigate whether the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (‘Pida’) is doing its job...
View ArticleEnterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012-13
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012-13 is due to be debated at Report Stage in the House of Lords today (26 February 2013).
View ArticleSexual Harassment in the Workplace
Every individual will interpret the behaviour they encounter, and possibly even propound, differently; one may brush off a comment and think it is not a big deal, while another may be affected by it....
View ArticleWHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK: recent developments in the protection given to...
Whistleblowing has been a prominent feature in the headlines recently and public enquiries and scandals in many sectors have exposed the current protection for whistleblowers to scrutiny. Calls for...
View ArticleEmployment Law Review: new Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure and an...
New Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure: background In November 2011, the Government invited Mr Justice Underhill to undertake an independent review of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, to...
View ArticleEnterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receives Royal Assent
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 has received Royal Assent. After much debate, the House of Commons agreed that: The general duty of the EHRC as set out in section 3 of the Equality Act...
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