Weekly Review of Developments 8/10/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 08/10/2021 Nightclubs reopen in NI on 31st October. There’s bound to be some scary dancing that night. This week's top 5: ECNI announces £40,000 settlement in Disability Discrimination case. The LRA has published helpful guidance on Hybrid Working. Don’t fire staff for making mistakes says founder of Twilio....

Weekly Review of Developments 1/10/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 01/10/2021 Devastating and frankly unbelievable news this week that NI has a shortage of clowns. No, we are not going to suggest that circuses start by advertising in a big house on a hill. Nothing funny about that............... This week's top 5: Seven in 10 HRDs are mandating staff covid vaccinations, reg...

Weekly Review of Developments 24/9/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 24/09/2021 I don’t want to get too cheesy, but will Team Europe win the Ryder Cup this weekend? You better Brielieve it! This week's top stories: Case law essentials this week: Jason Elliott BL discusses the application of the Jhuti decision in a protected disclosure case, and less favourable treatment of pa...

Weekly Review of Developments 17/9/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 17/09/2021 They say the early bird catches the worm – book before 5pm today to get your place at this year's Annual Review of Employment Law at our early bird rate! This week's top stories: Case law essentials this week: ambiguous contractual terms and the importance of clarity and note-taking when following...

Weekly Review of Developments 10/9/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 10/09/2021 You dancing? You asking? I'm asking. I'm dancing. Yeah - we can dance again, like Kevin Bacon and the Liver Birds (younger readers - ask your mum). Only at weddings, mind. Here's the rest of this week's foot-tapping news... This week's top stories: In case reviews this week Jason Elliott discusses...

Weekly Review of Developments 3/9/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 03/09/2021 News in this week that Scotland is to trial a four-day working week, without loss of income for the affected employees. They may take our nine to fives, but they will never take our fees, mum! This week's top stories: Working from home can keep older people in the workforce for longer, experts hav...

Weekly Review of Developments 27/8/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 27/08/2021 News this week that Mr Kipling cakes has told its 800 staff members they will be able to decide where they work, as it adopts a new hybrid model. Do you think it will be seen as an exceedingly good offer and proof that you can have your cake and eat it? This week's top stories: Case law essentials...

Weekly Review of Developments 20/8/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 20/08/2021 Sad news this week that the inventor of Sudoku has died. It left us all a bit puzzled, but presumably he knew his number was up? Here’s some more news to stimulate your grey matter… This week's top stories: Case law essentials this week: Jason Elliott BL discusses unfair dismissal time limits; and...

Weekly Review of Developments 13/8/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 13/08/2021 If you have had exam results impact this week, we hope there has been much happiness and the only tears were those of joy. Here's what's been keeping us awake at night this week... This week's top stories: Case law essentials this week: Jason Elliott BL discusses a case regarding whether an annual...

Weekly Review of Developments 6/8/2021

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 06/08/2021 Mattel has created a Barbie doll in honour of an Oxford vaccine co-creator, Strictly has announced its first all-male pairing, and the NI weather is no longer its usual blisteringly hot self. And they say some things never change. Here are some more things that have changed this week... This week's...