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Preventing misuse of Non-disclosure agreements: combating "a culture of silence and impunity"
What's the aim? The Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) states that any provision in an agreement preventing a worker from making allegations or disclosures about harassment or discrimination will be void. The foreword to the consultation points out that the measure aims to combat "a culture of silence and impunity". An agreement will include employment contracts, settlement agreements and COT3 agreements conciliated via Acas.
Building a workforce for the future
How can the government implement its housebuilding and infrastructure strategies with a skills shortage? Back in June, there was an inaugural meeting of the Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB), which launched an industry commitment to recruit 100,000 more construction workers per year by the end of the Parliament. The CSMB has been set up to develop and deliver a construction skills action plan and to provide strategic leadership to the construction sector.
The future of hybrid working in construction
Proposed changes to employment rights could make flexible working a “default” for employees Hybrid working is now seen as the norm for many roles; it is something that workers value. A survey carried out this year by International Workspace Group (IWG) gathered insights from 500 in-house and agency recruiters. The study found that three-quarters of respondents have seen candidates turn down new roles that did not offer hybrid working.
Unlawful inducement and collective bargaining: why the employer's purpose matters
Rebecca McGuirk and Vikki Cunliffe recently acted for the employer in a claim around unlawful inducement and collective bargaining. McGuirk explains why their case was successful in demonstrating that the employer’s intention was not to bypass the process. The recent case of Adams v Walsall Housing Group centred around the employer making two direct “offers” or inducements to employees during a period of collective bargaining.
Removing the stigma from work-related anxiety
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Trowers & Hamlins’ Rebecca McGuirk discusses why employers and employees have a responsibility to improve mental health in the workplace Particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a heightened awareness of mental health issues on the part of employers and the impact that this can have on wellbeing, productivity and retention.
Staff Surveillance In The New Age Of Agile Working
UK: Staff Surveillance In The New Age Of Agile Working 23 April 2021 by Rebecca McGuirk and Emma Burrows Trowers & Hamlins To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As employers prepare for the lifting of work-from-home restrictions and an end to lockdown, it is rapidly becoming clear how much the world of work has transformed in the past 18 months.
Mencap – Supreme Court Decision: A Hollow Victory? - Employment and HR - UK
UK: Mencap – Supreme Court Decision: A Hollow Victory? 23 March 2021 by Emma Burrows and Rebecca McGuirk Trowers & Hamlins To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Supreme Court has held in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake that employees are not entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for the full duration of their sleep-in shift.
Guide to Landmark case in collective bargaining arrangement
Feature More Articles: Latest Popular Archives Article by: Rebecca McGuirk | Published: 22 October 2019 Rebecca McGuirk 22 October 2019 “This is a helpful decision for employers who may be trying to settle a dispute with unions or circumvent an impasse in negotiations. This case makes it clear that a one-off agreement with employees will not be sufficient to amount to a breach of section 145B. Rebecca McGuirk, Employment Partner – Trowers Hamlyn.
Guide to Landmark case in collective bargaining arrangement
Feature More Articles: Latest Popular Archives Article by: Rebecca McGuirk | Published: 18 July 2019 Rebecca McGuirk 2 July 2019 “This is a helpful decision for employers who may be trying to settle a dispute with unions or circumvent an impasse in negotiations. This case makes it clear that a one-off agreement with employees will not be sufficient to amount to a breach of section 145B. Rebecca McGuirk, Employment Partner – Trowers Hamlyn.
Compensatory rest tested in court
Article by: Rebecca McGuirk | Published: 13 March 2019 Rebecca McGuirk 11 March 2019 The meaning of “compensatory rest” under the Working Time Regulations 1998 has been considered by the Court of Appeal in Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Crawford. Contributor Rebecca McGuirk, Employment Partner – Trowers & Hamlins.
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