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Is vegetarianism a protected belief? Following a claim, the tribunal have found that on balance the Claimant’s vegetarianism was not a philosophical belief capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010. Watch this space, as...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that, where the employee’s contract does not prevent this, the employee is permitted to take sick leave and claim statutory sick pay for a job which they have been declared medically unfit to carry out, while working...

Following the decision in Agoreyo V London Borough of Lambeth, employers will be able to suspend individuals in order to investigate misconduct without worrying about automatically breaching the implied term of trust and confidence.   It will still be wise to...

The data protection laws allow individuals certain rights in relation to their personal data. One such right is to access their personal information - this is also known as a subject access request (SAR). In a recent case a housing developer has been prosecution for a...

In a recent case, the Claimant suffered from a heart condition and arthritis which was classed as a disability for the purposes of employment law legislation. Due to a process change, the Claimant was informed her role had changed, however, it was never made...

As part of the Good Work Plan, from 6th April 2020 employers must issue written statement of particulars from DAY 1. There will no longer be the two month grace period. This will apply to both employees and workers. We at ECHR Ltd have always recommended issuing...

Drop from 10% to 5% contributionFrom 1st April 2019, the amount smaller firms contribute to training apprentices will drop from 10% to 5%. All levy paying organisations will be able to share 25% of their funds with their supply chain, which increases from 10%. For...

  The guidance has been updated to reflect the Immigration Order 2018, which provides that employers may establish a statutory excuse against liability for an illegal working civil penalty by conducting an online right to work check using the Home Office online...

The legal minimum hourly rates for workers will increase as follows from 1 April 2019 (to be applied to the employee’s next pay reference period after that date): from £7.83 to £8.21 for workers aged 25 and over (the National Living Wage)from £7.38 to £7.70 for 21-24...