Supreme Court will determine how much holiday term-time workers must receive
@JoMoseley1 @irwinmitchell advises how the Supreme Court will determine how much holiday term-time workers must receive Recently we heard that the Supreme Court has given…
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Help is urgently needed from the Government if student accommodation providers are to survive Covid-19
University and FE providers generally need to be aware that the coronavirus pandemic has placed student accommodation providers in a dire situation. Not only are…
Third party harassment – could you be liable?
The media have recently reported on a tribunal case involving a member of staff at a public boarding school in Kent who resigned from her…
Trade Union Bill
The government is proposing wide-sweeping reforms of the law on industrial action. Although the Trade Union Bill has just closed its consultation stage, it is…
Apprenticeships – recent changes and those on the horizon
The subject of Apprenticeships is once again firmly on the government’s agenda and an area where there has been recent reform with proposals for more…
The recklessness of failing to collectively consult
Colleges needing to make redundancies of 20 or more employees, it is important to take into account the plethora of recent case law on redundancy…
Does an employee have a duty to disclose their own misconduct?
Apparently not according to the recent EAT (Employment Appeal Tribunal) decision in the case of Basildon Academies v Amadi UKEAT/0343/14. Most people would assume that…
What does the future of employment law look like?
What could future employment law look like in the wake of the Queen’s speech last month? The answer is still somewhat uncertain. However, we are…
Data protection in colleges: Avoid the legal pitfalls
In recent statistics published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the education sector has the third highest amount of data protection breaches after the health…
#UnfairDismissal?
Social media is now second nature and we all know how easily comments can be posted to the public and how quickly comments can become…