September 10, 2022
This session explored the extent of the domestic protections available to workers from detriment and dismissal for organising and participating in industrial action through the lens of Article 11 ECHR. Following the recent Court of Appeal r...
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March 24, 2022
Betsan's talk discussed: The development and limitations of the implied term of trust and confidence in the disciplinary context Braganza and discretionary decision making Burn v Alder Hey – it is time for an implied term of fa...
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December 9, 2021
Ahead of Brexit there was considerable speculation about the potential for deregulation of employment legislation, including TUPE, once the UK had left the EU. This presentation will discuss, by reference to a number of recent and not so re...
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November 22, 2021
Lord Fairley's talk looked at the Appeal process and highlighted some suggested dos and don’ts based upon his experience of sifting, preparing for hearings and presiding over hearings....
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September 11, 2021
The workshop considered the most common issues facing employers and employees that arise from Covid-19 and returning to work. Including health & safety considerations, changing terms and conditions, holidays and claims of discrimination....
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September 11, 2021
In this session, Kathleen and Jeremy explored the legal duties on universities which require them to ensure freedom of speech for academics and visiting speakers, especially in the context of recent debates about ‘no-platforming’. They...
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September 11, 2021
When will courts and tribunals have jurisdiction over non-UK parties? How have our jurisdiction rules changed following Brexit? What law will govern employment claims, including unlawful competition claims? What effect will the ...
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September 11, 2021
The law on consultation in relation to collective redundancies and transfers of undertakings remains based in the 1974-76 Social Action Programme of the EEC. These measures were directed at setting minimum standards at the European level wh...
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September 10, 2021
A recap on how to best present your schedule: * To counter schedule or not? * Schedules for mediation * injury to feelings - evidence to maximise an award * over to you- how confident are we about whether a scenario is in Lower vent...
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September 10, 2021
What role does a grievance procedure play in employment law and what obligations does the law place on employer to provide employees with some means of redress? How does the obligation to investigate a grievance differ from the obligation t...
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September 10, 2021
This paper argues that the requirement of group disadvantage in indirect belief discrimination is incompatible with the human right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The talk, tracing UK employment law disputes, argues that im...
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March 18, 2021
In the UK, the scholarly disciplines of industrial relations and labour law have common roots, above all in the pioneering work of Sidney and Beatrice Webb. Since the 1980s, the field, or fields, of study have been transformed, in part by c...
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January 20, 2021
Introduction: • 23.6.16 Brexit Referendum - no legal effect. • 26.6.18 - EUWA 2018 given Royal assent (originally the Great Repeal Bill). • 31.1.20 - Withdrawal Agreement (WA) came into force (signed 24.1.20) = exit day. Domestic...
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November 25, 2020
A practical session on shared parental leave covering: • top tips for and pitfalls to avoid in policy drafting; • interactive worked case study examples, to include potential discrimination claims; and • an overview of the inte...
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July 13, 2020
In this webinar, Gavin Mansfield Q.C. and Charlotte Davies of Littleton Chambers will discuss the recent Supreme Court judgments in WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants and Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants and consider the...
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