HRizon employment law newsletter
March 2024
HRizon employment law newsletter
Welcome to our March HRizon employment law newsletter. This month we:
- Look at an unfair dismissal claim involving the unilateral demotion of an employee following a restructure
- Consider the forthcoming changes to sexual harassment legislation and new positive duty on employers
- Outline the new ICO guidance on biometric recognition in the workplace
- Provide a detailed tracker summarising the key pieces of employment legislation expected to come into force over the next year
- Highlight other key cases and HR news from the last month
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Recent cases
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Did the unilateral demotion of an NHS employee to a lower-grade post following a restructure amount to an unfair dismissal?
The EAT has overturned an employment tribunal’s decision that the unilateral demotion of an NHS employee to a lower-grade post following a restructure was fair. The tribunal ought to have considered whether his demotion amounted to an unfair dismissal under the Hogg principle. Read more.
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HR news
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Changes to sexual harassment legislation and the new positive duty on employers
Rachael McKenzie and Fiona McLellan from our Health Employment team discuss forthcoming changes to sexual harassment legislation and the new positive duty on employers. Read more.
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Data protection: ICO publishes new guidance on biometric recognition
The ICO has published new data protection guidance on biometric recognition (such as face-ID, fingerprints or speech recognition). Read more.
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Use of regulatory powers to make a sector-wide compelled information request
The FCA, the main regulator of the financial sector, has recently exercised its regulatory powers to make a sector-wide compelled information request relating to non-financial misconduct, such as bullying and discrimination. Could other regulators also take this step? Read more.
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Tracker: employment legislation due to come into force during 2024
2024 is expected to be an exceptionally busy year for new employment law legislation. We summarise the key details of the forthcoming changes to help you keep track. Read more.
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