HRizon employment law newsletter
April 2024
HRizon employment law newsletter - April 2024
In this month’s edition we:
- consider whether a trial period in a new role can be a reasonable adjustment for disability;
- look at the equal pay risks arising from seconding higher-paid staff into roles which usually attract a lower rate of pay;
- explore the updated governmental guidance on annual leave and holiday pay;
- provide a detailed tracker summarising the key pieces of employment legislation expected to come into force over the next year; and
- highlight other key cases and HR news from the last month.
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Recent cases
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Disability discrimination: could a trial period in a new role be a reasonable adjustment?
The EAT has confirmed that putting a disabled employee into a new role on a trial basis may, depending on the specific circumstances, be a reasonable adjustment where they are likely to lose their existing role because of substantial disadvantages related to their disability. Read more.
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Equal pay: pay differences arising from secondment from operational to administrative duties
Can an employer maintain the higher pay rates/benefits of male operational employees when they are seconded to administrative duties, whilst keeping a female employee doing like work on the lower pay rate/benefits generally associated with that role? The EAT has recently grappled with this thorny issue. Read more.
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Parental leave: had an employee ‘sought to take’ parental leave?
Could an employee be said to have ‘sought to take’ parental leave before they put in a formal application to do so? Read more.
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HR news
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Annual leave: updated guidance on annual leave and holiday pay
Recent changes to the government guidance on annual leave and holiday pay have, amongst other things, addressed some of the confusion around the applicable rules for term-time only workers paid an annual salary in twelve equal instalments. Read more.
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Tipping Act: implementation delayed until 1 October and final code of practice revealed
The implementation of the Tipping Act has been delayed until 1 October 2024 and the final text of the accompanying stator code of practice has been published. Read more.
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Inclusion at Work Panel report on improving workplace diversity and inclusion
The Inclusion at Work Panel recently published its final report, making recommendations for how employers can improve workplace diversity and inclusion. Read more.
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NDAs: Ministry of Justice announces new legislation to restrict their ‘misuse’
The Ministry of Justice has recently announced plans to legislate to restrict NDAs from being ‘misused to silence victims’. 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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