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Employers fear the consequences of shadow AI
With research showing that increasing numbers of employees are using ‘Shadow AI’, companies are encouraged to impose strict policies on the use of AI in the workplace. In order to avoid the significant legal ethical and operational risks that the unregulated use of AI can pose, partner Nicholas Le Riche emphasises the importance of having a policy in place, in an article for the Times.
Bosses urged to sack underperforming staff ahead of Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul
Ahead of Labour’s planned overhauls of worker’s rights, companies are being encouraged to increase probation periods and lay off underperforming staff. As these plans raise concerns about unfair dismissal claims, lawyers are urging employers to review how they dismiss underperforming staff.
UK trade union law breaches workers’ rights, Supreme Court finds
In a victory for workers’ rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday 17 April 2024 that the British trade union law unlawfully fails to protect workers from penalties short of dismissal for going on strike. Care-worker and trade unionist from the northwest of England, Fiona Mercer, took legal action against her after being suspended in a 2019 during planned strike action.
Webinar round-up: Employment Law and HR issues: Our crystal ball for the next 12 months 2024
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Can your employer force you to go back to the office?
Since the pandemic, working from home has become the norm; however, employers are increasingly requesting that employees come into the physical office. Commenting in an article for Yahoo Finance, partner Nicholas le Riche explains the legalities behind refusing to work five days in the office and remaining remote.
Doctor loses tribunal after raising safety concerns
After raising concerns about patient choice, prioritising natural birth over caesareans and low staffing levels, a consultant obstetrician who was subsequently dismissed has lost his claim of retaliatory victimisation. Responding in an article for HR Magazine, partner Nicholas Le Riche states: ‘Employers should treat the complaint seriously and particularly follow any whistleblowing policy that is in place.
UK employers face holiday pay claims after top court ruling
In an article for Reuters, partner Nicholas le Riche responds to a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that stated that thousands of UK employers could face compensation claims for underpaid holiday pay.
AI will ‘harm workers’ without strict rules, TUC warns
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that while Artificial Intelligence may be transformational in the workplace, without strict and transparent regulations, it may harm workers and limit rights. As Artificial Intelligence programmes and chatbots, such as Chat GPT, grow in popularity, investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts that up to 300 million jobs could be either lost or degraded.
Banning unvaccinated workers from office could lead to discrimination claims – ESG Clarity
3 September 2021 / Opinion By Nicholas Le Riche, partner, BDB Pitmans There may be a number of reasons why staff may not have been vaccinated Nicholas Le Riche, partner at law firm BDB Pitmans, outlines the potential discrimination claims that could arise if employers ban unvaccinated staff from returning to the office.
Private hire drivers deemed as ‘workers’ not self-employed contractors | Lexology
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January 21 2019 In Addison Lee Ltd v Lange and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld an Employment Tribunal’s decision that three private hire drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors. This means that they are entitled to the national minimum wage and holiday pay. Addison Lee has about 4,000 drivers servicing both commercial and private customers. Most of these drivers hire their cars from an associated company of Addison Lee.
Travel disruption: how to deal with staff who are late for work
Hundreds of commuters were affected by signalling problems at London Victoria on 5 July ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock As emergency timetable revisions and signalling problems continue to cause chaos for rail commuters, Nicholas Le Riche and Zoe MacQueen at Bircham Dyson Bell discuss how employers can deal with issues caused by major travel disruption. Even on a good day, few would ever describe commuting as a joy.
The perils and pitfalls of the national minimum wage
At the end of last year Primark and Sports Direct were two of the 260 employers that were named and shamed by the government for failing to pay their staff the national minimum wage (NMW). This latest group of organisations had failed to pay 16,000 workers a total of £1.7m. The most common reasons cited for underpaying staff in this instance were failing to pay workers when they were travelling between jobs, not paying overtime and deducting money from staff wages for uniforms.
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