Brexit: Implications for NI Employers of EU Nationals

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 25/01/2021 Introduction The Brexit implementation period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020, and with it, free movement of persons in the EU also came to an end. This is despite the fact that the EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was agreed between the UK and the EU on 24 December. Therefore, it is...

NI Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q4 2020)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 11/01/2021 Every three months we update you with some of the key developments in employment law and practice affecting the Northern Ireland workplace in that quarter. You’ll find many more learning points on our Northern Ireland Employment Law Hub but, if you don’t have time to research every item, here are a...

Our Top 5 From 2020

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 07/01/2021 Well, 2020 was certainly an interesting year and we thought we would celebrate the New Year with a review of our top 5 offerings from 2020. Guidance for Employers in Making Reasonable Adjustments – we launched this guidance at our Annual Review of Employment Law in November 2020. Developed in as...

Covert Recording in the 'Workplace' - When Might it be Lawful?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 07/01/2021 In July 2020, the CIPD published an extensive report into workplace technology. Amongst its key findings were: 45% of employees believe that monitoring is currently taking place in their workplace - wherever that might be 86% believe that workplace monitoring and surveillance will increase in the ...

The TUPE King’s Top Five Cases of 2020

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 09/12/2020 Dr John McMullen has been variously described as “the King of TUPE” and the “TUPE guru”. Indeed, he is the author of Business Transfers and Employee Rights, the leading work on TUPE. First published in 1987, it is a loose-leaf encyclopaedia, known affectionately as the “purple book”, and is subscri...

When Can Costs Justify Discrimination?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 07/12/2020 In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWCA Civ 1487 the Court of Appeal held that although saving or avoiding costs cannot in and of itself justify indirect discrimination on grounds of age, an employer’s need to reduce costs in order to balance its books in response to a public sec...

Brexit 2020: New Immigration and Visa Costs

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 24/11/2020 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Immigration law requirements have become increasingly more important in the running of businesses in Northern Ireland as the world has (metaphorically speaking) become a smaller place. This means that many HR practitioners now also have to have a certain level of knowledg...

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Alert: Issues for Employers While staff are WFH

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 19/11/2020 Black Friday and Cyber Monday means – DEALS, DEALS, DEALS! The 2020 holiday season will be unlike any other we have experienced. In many cases, COVID-19 will keep us in our own homes and away from crowded shops. That may be a good way to curb spending, but the reality is, your employees still want ...

[Quiz] Test your knowledge

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 11/11/2020 Can you answer these burning employment law questions? This quiz is not for the faint hearted with our Learning & Development team working hard to catch you out, so can you answer all of the questions correctly? Final Chance to Book! Our flagship Annual Review of Employment Law conference will...

Furlough Extended – Further Guidance

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 11/11/2020 The Government further updated its guidance on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) last night. We have summarised the key new points below since our last briefing on 3 November. 1. Extended to March 2021 – The CJRS has now been extended to 31 March 2021. For claim periods up to ...