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When businesses face difficult times, redundancies often become unavoidable. However, what starts as a legitimate redundancy process can quickly turn into an unfair dismissal claim if employers get the selection criteria wrong. At Davenport Solicitors, we’ve seen countless cases where well-intentioned employers have found themselves facing tribunal claims simply because they didn’t understand the legal […]
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In light of recent and continuing world protests, including those happening in Hong Kong, the recent UK climate change protests and the long list of protests happening in the US tech industry. It is clear, employees are more vocal about their core beliefs and whether or not they feel the company they work for is […]
In line with World Menopause Day on 18 October, Acas has published new guidance to help employers and managers in supporting staff who are affected by menopause symptoms at work. The menopause is a natural part of ageing for women and usually occurs for women between the ages of 45 and 55, however, 1 in […]
On 14 October 2019, her Majesty delivered the 65th Queen’s Speech to Parliament. As you can imagine, Brexit was very much high on the agenda as well as proposals to the NHS, rail, adult social care and the environment. Of particular interest to businesses were the proposals for new immigration and employment bills, including a […]
Earlier this year the Government launched the start-up visa, replacing the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa, which is aimed at ambitious non-EEA national entrepreneurs who are looking to establish their first business in the UK. The route is open to graduates and non-graduates and is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs to start their career while […]
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on 9 August 2019, that he has instructed the Home Office and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to work with the scientific community to develop a new fast-track visa route for the brightest and best, with a view to launching it later this year. The Prime […]
On the 24 July 2019 Boris Johnson was elected to be the new leader of the Conservative party and therefore, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. During the Conservative party leadership elections Mr Johnson repeatedly stated that if he was elected, the UK will leave the EU on October 31 whether or not […]
Tesco recently announced their plans to cut 4,500 jobs in 153 of their stores as part of their aim to reduce their costs by £1.5bn. The majority of jobs will be lost at 153 Metro stores with the cuts made in an effort to rebuild profits as the supermarket chain still tries to recover from […]
Have you ever thought that an employee may be recording a meeting or a conversation that you are having with them? Is it allowed? Can you stop them? Can it be used as evidence against you in an Employment Tribunal claim? In a recent case (Phoenix House Ltd v Stockman), the Employment Appeal Tribunal held […]
In a recent case (Forbes v LHR Airport Ltd), the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal, that an employer was not liable for harassment after an employee posted a racially offensive social media post and shared it with a co-worker. What happened? A co-worker, Ms S, of the Claimant posted a […]
