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February 25, 2020
Arpita and Amanda will: review the evolution of the legal framework around positive action; scrutinise the strengths and weakness of the current legislation; consider real-life examples of positive action in practice; survey how positive ac...
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January 29, 2020
The Law Commission paper on Employment Hearings Structures raises many ideas and is wide ranging in scope. The subjects include Limitation periods, the scope of breach of contract claims, claims between multiple respondents, and appeals fro...
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September 20, 2019
Employment tribunals have a dizzying array of remedy powers, built on a web of complex statutory jurisdictions, allowing in many cases uncapped compensation, to say nothing of their other more idiosyncratic non-financial remedies such as re...
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September 15, 2018
John Cavanagh QC addresses the practical aspects of Injunction applications in the employment field, focusing on the three areas in which Injunctions are most likely to take place, namely, industrial action, disciplinary action and dismissa...
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September 15, 2018
‘Advocacy is very simple: you have to know exactly what you have to prove. And then prove it’ Before a preliminary hearing in the employment tribunal, a representative makes a choice: to prepare quickly, in the hope that the tribunal...
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September 15, 2018
This presentation covers the Principles for Calculating Pension Loss in the Employment Tribunal which was published in 2017. It will include discussion of why it was thought necessary to produce the document; details of the consultation pro...
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September 15, 2018
Professor Judy Fudge, FRSC, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University Canada will consider the complex web of intersecting and overlapping tools and institutions to combat labour exploitation in the UK labour market, looking at why labo...
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September 14, 2018
Employment lawyers have faced criticism of complicity in the recent reports of sexual harassment and HR professionals have to take a lead in how to try and prevent these “nightmare scenarios” happening in the first place. Does the curre...
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April 19, 2018
Technological change, often disruptive, has been a feature of capitalism since the time of the industrial revolution. Thus claims being made for the 'end of work' as a result of the 'AI revolution' are overblown. AI, or machine learning, is...
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February 1, 2018
Claire examined recent case law in her attempt to unpick some of the thorny questions thrown up by the intersection of work and private life: Is there a right to privacy at work? If so, in what circumstances can employers interfere with tha...
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January 24, 2018
Peter's talk examined the manner in which the concept of disability is being reconceptualised and expanded as a result of the UK’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He also explored how domestic...
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October 25, 2017
David's talk covered (a) the criterion for the classification of a contract as a worker contract, whether zero-hours contracts might be construed as worker contracts and Taylor's recommendations regarding the worker contract, (b) whether th...
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October 19, 2017
The session examined recent cases concerning restrictive covenants, confidentiality, and garden leave; identifying the points of principle emerging; and considered their implications for the future....
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October 17, 2017
Insolvency proceedings available in respect of companies are governed by the Insolvency Act 1986 as amended by the Enterprise Act 2002. The main types of insolvency proceedings which may be taken in respect of companies are liquidation (or ...
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September 16, 2017
where Professor Alan Bogg and David Reade QC consider the judicial role in using fundamental rights arguments in the sphere of collective labour law in freedom of association, strike law, and collective bargaining law. They will also consid...
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