news & events
Our latest news and events are available below. If you would like more information on any of these updates, please contact us.
What can happen from using social media?
How long do you have to wait for an employee to recover?
With the cost of long-term sickness increasing a recent case showed a sensible approach by the EAT.
Compensation limits and statutory payments
As always, 1 February sees the compensation limits increase.
Dismissal for refusal to accept a pay cut may be fair
Finding alternative employment for your redundant employee
Employment Tribunal fees to be introduced
Many of our clients are forced to deal with vexatious claims
Unfair dismissal qualifying period to increase to 2 years
Psychometrics and assessment
One way of ensuring and demonstrating fairness in selection is through psychometrics.
Sleeping on the job
Employee status and unfair dismissal: when can you rely on the illegality argument?
Auto-enrolment pension changes
Will you be ready for these new reforms?
Gay employee's claim for discrimination fails
Why a gay employee's claim for discrimination failed
Key case on employee status reaches supreme court
When Judges should look behind what is in the contract
Fair dismissal for not accepting a pay-cut
Employers are constantly looking at ways to reduce costs
Disability in your workplace...
You didn't know she was disabled, but should you have known?
The Baby P case - procedure is everything
The tragic case of Baby P hit the news again in May.
When is favourable treatment too favourable?
Poor Eversheds (it's not often we say that).
The perils of Facebook
We can now give and view a running commentary of everyone’s lives.
Sick or skiving? Think you've caught him on film? Think again.
Sickness costs this country’s industry millions of pounds in lost productivity each year.
When conduct outside of work can land you in trouble
Anyone who has been involved in tribunal cases knows how dangerous emails can be.
If you dish it out, you have to be prepared to take it
When is banter acceptable and when does it become actionable?
Maternity and paternity leave
There is now a choice as to who stays at home to change the nappies and who goes back to work
Wellbeing and managing stress
One foot on the tarmac. HK employees gets English employment rights
BA hit the news again with the Court of Appeal.
When is banter acceptable?
In the eyes of many staff os us in HR and adviser roles are often affectionately known as the "fun police".
When can you retire your employees?
How many of you thought you’d finally got your heads around how to handle the abolition of the default retirement age?
Increase in tribunal awards and statutory payment
Proposal for Tribunal Reform
Employers often complain that employment law is too heavily weighted in favour of employees
Discrimination
When can one protected characteristic be more important than another?
BBC ageist but not sexist
Over the past few years, the BBC has been at the centre of a number of rows over their alleged discrimination of older presenters.
Graygate... sexist or stupid?
Football and the offside rule. Really, is sex discrimination going to turn a corner because of this?
Reading statements in Tribunal cases
Guidance on the reading of witness statements in Tribunals.
Impact of PILON on bonus and benefits
Are employees entitled to be compensated for bonuses, benefits and holiday accrued during the notice period?
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
What do you do if your workforce is grounded?
ECJ to rule on scope of collective consultation
Do you remember the UK Coal Mining case that rocked our world?
How (not) to deal with a request to continue working
What explanation do you have to give to an employee when telling him that his request to continue working is being rejected?
Legality of complusory retirement ages
The European Court of Justice has recently given more favourable decisions regarding the use by EU member states of compulsory retirement ages.
Provisions of the EqA come into force
A reminder of the main provisions
Redundancy pool
Deciding on the appropriate pool
What is a suitable alternative job?
Redundancy and maternity
References - employers beware!
How to make sure a reference is correct.
Adrienne Brown joins mpm legal
Adrienne is an advocate in the Employment Tribunal
Reps in action - how workplaces can gain from modern Union representation.
New BERR document sets out practical examples
SRP increase
£380 is to be the new weekly cap.
Alternatives to redundancy
Ideas for businesses.
Redundancy Seminar
Employment Law Seminar - 26th February 2009. Redundancy process and general update.
October newsletter
The October newsletter is out now. Please see our resources page for the latest update information.
New ACAS Code on Discipline and Grievance
ACAS has published a new Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures.
Travel Weekly - Redundancy Article
mpm legal appears in Travel Weekly with an article on best practice in redundancy situations.
Redundancy seminar - free update
If redundancies are a possibility for your business, attendance at this free event is essential.
Redundancy - compliance tips
Do you need to undertake a redundancy exercise? You must ensure compliance with various legal obligations.
Disability Discrimination - all change
A House of Lords decision changes the disability discrimination landscape.
Dispute resolution - secondary consultation
The Government is undertaking further consultation on proposed changes.
Fresh new law firm mpm legal opens for business
mpm legal LLP opened for business on 2nd July 2008...
Three new employment law resources released by mpm legal
Read our guides to secondments, grievances and time compliance in tribunals.
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Team moves and business protection
A failure to be up front as to their new roles has caused substantial difficulty for three former employees.