We’re all going on a working holiday! Remote Working Abroad
Summertime usually means an influx of employees booking in annual leave to take a break from the workplace. However, some employees are looking to make the holiday feeling last a little longer by working remotely from their holiday destination. Given the damp start to this summer in the UK, it’s not surprising that employees are […]
Votes, Vibes, and Office Tribes: Handling Political Drama at Work
For those of us with a keen interest in politics, Christmas has come early. By Christmas, we of course mean the UK general election which is set to take place on 4th July 2024. The Labour Party (leading in the polls at the time of this publication) has published it’s Green Paper titled A New […]
Fan Zones and Flexi-Time: How Euros 2024 Can Energize Your Office
With the UEFA EURO 2024 championship scheduled to take place from 14th June to 14th July, each match is expected to have a live audience of 100 million people. That represents a significant amount of annual leave or, as the case may be, lots of people moving their mouse every ten minutes to keep their […]
All in a day’s work? The importance of volunteer agreements
Our caselaw update this month is the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Groom v Maritime and Coastguard Agency [2024] EAT 71. Here the EAT was asked to consider whether a volunteer in the Coastal Rescue Service could be a ‘worker’ in relation to activities he performed personally. By way of background, Mr. Groom, a […]
New employment law protections for parents and unpaid carers
The Government-backed Private Members Bills include the The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act; the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act; and the Carer’s Leave Act.