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Employment Law Timeline 2018–2019
Employment Law Changes 2018
30 March 2018
Gender pay gap reporting for public sector employers
Public sector employers must publish their first reports before this date (snapshot date: 31 ...
Employment Law Update 2017–2018
Here is a concise overview of the key employment law changes introduced by the UK Government and Acas between 2017 and 2018. These updates affect employers, employees, and HR professionals across a...
One in Five Women Harassed at Work
Recent research reveals that 20% of women experience some form of sexual harassment in the workplace. These findings highlight a persistent issue of sexism, discrimination, and under-reporting acro...
Court Reverses Decision on Employee Monitoring
Key takeaway: The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held that an employer’s interception of private messages on a company system unreasonably restricted an employee’s right to...
Legal Lowdown: Employees' Right to Privacy
The Bărbulescu v Romania decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) underscores the critical need to strike a fair balance between an employer’s legitimate interests in monitoring commun...
Tribunal Fees to Be Scrapped
Employment tribunal fees are poised to be abolished following a historic decision by the UK Supreme Court. Fees introduced in July 2013—sometimes as high as £1,200—have been declared unlawful, mea...
Employees Lack Faith in Managers
A recent article by HR News highlights how employees lack faith in managers and leaders of their organisations, and how this distrust is exacerbated when trade union officials appear too closely al...
ECJ Considers Holiday Carry-Over
By Stephen Simpson
A worker’s annual leave can be carried over into the following holiday year if sickness absence prevents holiday from being taken. But what if a worker is prevented from taking...
Making a Claim to Employment Tribunal
Are you considering bringing your workplace dispute before an Employment Tribunal? This guide will help you understand your eligibility, the time limits, and the step-by-step process so you can mak...
Employment Law Changes 2017
Topics: employment law | WEU
Posted by admin on 28 December 2016
Eight Priorities for HR
By Qian Mou from Personnel Today
Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ong...
