The government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committees report – Menopause and the Workplace The government has confirmed it will appoint a menopause employment champion who will work with employers on menopause issues, however it has not...

In this latest tribunal decision arising from the pandemic, a risk assessment was carried out by an external professional in mid-March 2020 in the LLC Ltd warehouse, which recommended social distancing, sanitising surfaces, and staggering start/finish/lunch/break...

Mike Freer has provided the answer setting out the average time between a claimant receiving their tribunal claim and their first hearing. In 2008-2018, the waiting times were around 30 weeks, pre-pandemic (2019) it was 38 weeks and as of March 2021, the latest...

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill will extend employers’ duties to protect against sexual harassment and reintroduce protection (and businesses’ responsibility and therefore legal liability) for third-party harassment. It will create a...

With the current uncertainty in today’s economy and wages not being in proportion with the cost of living, you won’t have missed that strikes are being held nationally by unions, often but not always,  to obtain an increase in wages.Yesterday for example teachers,...

Many of you will be aware that an employee should make contact with the ACAS Early Conciliation Service before submitting a tribunal claim. The case of Pryce v Baxterstorey Ltd puts beyond doubt that this contact must be made in advance of submission. Rejecting the...

The flight industry is somewhat beleaguered with its staff shortages currently and Ryanair won’t welcome the latest tribunal case against it related to employment status. In Lutz v Ryan Air , it was ruled that Mr Lutz, a Ryanair Pilot, was in fact a worker of MCG and...

In the latest strand of the Committee’s broad Post-Pandemic Economic Growth inquiry, MPs will examine the challenges faced by workers and employers and what the Government and companies can do support the labour market. The Committee wants to hear from experts,...

I am delighted to announce that we have now opened a new office in King Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. I will now be joined in the office by a couple of Excello colleagues, including Dermot Callinan who is very well known and respected locally and who specialises in...