The law in relation to “whistleblowing” in the UK was introduced by the Government in 1998 to protect genuine whistleblowers in the workplace and thereby encourage a culture of openness and good governance. In practice many threatened “whistleblowing” claims tend to be more about an individual seeking to maximise their Read more…
An employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee only arises where the employer knows or is reasonably expected to know that the employee has a disability. Assessing whether an employee is disabled can be difficult, particularly in a case of mental illness. In the recent Court of Read more…
In one of the biggest changes to redundancy law in recent years the case of USDAW v Woolworths has changed the way employers will need to undertake collective redundancy consultation. Before the Woolworths Judgment the established law was that employers only needed to consult with trade union or employee representatives Read more…