Changes to Harassment Law for Employers

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...

Can my staff decide to strike?

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,...

Tribunal Procedure

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...

Ryanair Faces Tribunal Turbulence

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...

Excello Opens new office in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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...