Employment Law

• TUPE or not TUPE?

  • PostedMay 9, 2016

  TUPE or not TUPE? That is the question! This has (sadly) for many years been a common joke for employment lawyers but with the Brexit vote looming it may now...

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• Employers face stricter controls on private internet monitoring

  • PostedFebruary 11, 2016

  Recent news headlines have warned employees that social media chat and email conversations at work are open to being read by the boss, following a recent ruling by the European...

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• HR teams – know your limits!

  • PostedFebruary 2, 2016

  A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case has looked at the role and influence HR teams can play when advising dismissing and investigating officers on handling disciplinary matters (Ramphal v Department...

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• Monitoring of an employee’s private internet use and resulting dismissal justified

  • PostedJanuary 13, 2016

  The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has today set down a judgment in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania, with a finding that the employer’s monitoring of the employee’s...

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• ‘Tis the season to be jolly…and then tweet about it

  • PostedDecember 2, 2015

  Before the first bottle has even been popped, this time of year always brings headaches for employers and HR managers about the impending office Christmas party. As with all HR...

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• Gender Pay Gap – Where are we now and how did we get here?

  • PostedOctober 22, 2015

  The most recent figures show that in the UK there is 19% difference between the salaries earned by men and women. The government has now announced that it will be...

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• European Court weighs in with obesity verdict

  • PostedDecember 23, 2014

  Employers will need to review circumstances for obese employees whose weight is causing them problems in the workplace, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice. The Court...

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• Carrying over holiday may be required in circumstances other than sickness

  • PostedDecember 8, 2014

  The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) provide for a basic entitlement to a total of 5.6 weeks’ paid annual leave in each leave year, in order to benefit the health...

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• Withdrawing an Employment Offer

  • PostedJuly 22, 2014

  Many employers will be familiar with the scenario in which they offer a job to someone, only to then find out that they no longer have a need to take...

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• Employees still stuck with tribunal fees

  • PostedDecember 1, 2013

  The public service union UNISON is challenging the Government over the introduction of fees for employees who wish to bring a case to an employment tribunal, but a decision on...

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• Beware of the bad faith whistleblower in the public interest

  • PostedJuly 17, 2013

  The end of June saw the legal landscape of “whistleblowing” in employment law change dramatically. With news of alleged shortcomings and cover up in our public services (or outsourced private...

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• When does payment in lieu of notice become effective?

  • PostedFebruary 13, 2013

  The Ashtons Legal Employment team often advises employers to expressly reserve the right to pay a departing employee in lieu of notice, in addition to the usual notice provisions specifying the...

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