Employment Law Archive

May

  • 16 May 2025
    2025
    Employment Law

    EmpLaw Newsletter May 2025

    The Supreme Court has ruled that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), the term “woman” refers to biological sex – not gender identity. This means that trans women, even those with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), do not fall within the legal definition of “woman” under ...

April

  • 25 Apr 2025
    2025
    Employment Law

    EmpLaw Newsletter April 2025

    April marks the month each year where changes to statutory rates come into force. Most rate changes take effect from 6th April (to align with the start of the new tax year). National minimum wage changes take effect from 1st April. The average gross weekly earnings required to qualify for the ...

March

  • 21 Mar 2025
    2025
    Employment Law

    EmpLaw Newsletter March 2025

    The Court of Appeal has handed down its highly-anticipated judgment in Higgs v Farmor’s School. The case concerned a Christian Claimant who was a secondary school counsellor. She was sacked for gross misconduct following Facebook posts she had made criticising relationship education in primary ...

February

  • 26 Feb 2025
    2025
    Employment Law

    EmpLaw Newsletter February 2025

    Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are often used when parties are seeking to settle a dispute amicably. The accused party generally wants some form of assurance that the allegations raised against them will not re-surface. In an employment context, the key risk is generally litigation in the form ...

January

  • 10 Jan 2025
    2025
    Employment Law

    EmpLaw Newsletter January 2025

    An Amendment Paper on the Employment Rights Bill was published at the end of November 2024. Key changes proposed by the Government include: Extended time limits for tribunal claims, More information on the ‘Initial Period of Employment’ (IPE), Guaranteed hours, Shift cancellation payments, ...