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Key Steps to Overcome Mental Health Stigma at Work
It is clear from recent studies that a change is needed in terms of how employers deal with mental health issues. Research from Mind, the
May 14, 2018 No Comments
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Are some job adverts discouraging women from applying?
It is now well known that advertising a vacancy for a “barmaid” or a “handyman” would discriminate against applicants of the opposite sex. When Human
May 4, 2018 No Comments
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Taxing News
Employment Law News Employers everywhere, sharpen your pencils and find your calculators. Tax on employment termination payments has changed and you will need to
April 25, 2018 No Comments
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Employer discriminated against employee because of perceived disability
An employer was found to have directly discriminated against an employee on the basis of a hearing disability it perceived that employee to have. The
April 23, 2018 No Comments
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Injury to feelings awards available in breach of working time cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that compensation for injury to feelings can in principle be awarded in respect of working time detriment claims. This
April 23, 2018 No Comments
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Employment Tribunal awards increased from April 2018
The level of certain awards which can be awarded by Employment Tribunals will increase from 6 April 2018. Each April, compensation limits for Employment Tribunal
April 23, 2018 No Comments
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How does an employer know whether an employee is disabled?
The Court of Appeal has decided that the test was not whether the employer did all it could to determine whether an employee was disabled
April 23, 2018 No Comments
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Stand by for new rules on shift pay
The ECJ has once again shaken up rules on working time in a recent employment case on stand by shifts. Previously, on call or stand
April 23, 2018 No Comments
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What all HR and People Managers should know
From interesting discussions with a range of employment lawyers on EU law and Brexit, to honing communication and presentation skills whilst chanting ‘Mary had a
March 29, 2018 No Comments
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Gareth Brahams gives evidence on use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases to the Women & Equalities Committee
Gareth Brahams, Managing Partner of BDBF and Chair of the Employment Lawyers Association gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Select Committee on the
March 28, 2018 No Comments
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Up to snow good – employment law tips for employers in the aftermath of Snow-maggedon
Have you been affected by no-show employees this week as a result of snow-maggedon? Are you unsure about whether you need to pay staff who
March 2, 2018 No Comments
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Polly Rodway appears on the BBC Victoria Derbyshire show on the employment law implications of Storm Emma
How did the snowman get to work? By icicle. Boom boom. Polly Rodway, Partner at BDBF LLP live on the BBC Victoria Derbyshire show advised on the
March 1, 2018 No Comments
