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Welcome to September's Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements.
If you have any questions about any of the topics covered, or would like to discuss anything with our Employment team, please call Martin Stephen on 0141 248 3434 or email mss@wjm.
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HM Treasury confirmed on 5 November that the U.K. wide CJRS (“the Scheme”) will be extended until March 2021, with a review of the level of contributions from the government set for January. The extension of the Scheme naturally means that the Job Support Scheme, which was due to commenc
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A Court of Session decision in a procurement dispute has favoured the authority over the disappointed bidder – with the effect of increasing the uncertainty for bidders?
Just how transparent do companies need to be when tendering for contracts? According to AC Whyte & Co v Renfrewshire Co
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The UK Government has published a draft Bill that will allow the British Government to revoke by 31 December 2023 all EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation. What this means in simple terms is that the British Government can now deviate from any EU legislation as it se
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The Electonic Communications Code came into force in the UK on 28 December 2017 (“the Code”), replacing the previous code. The stated purpose of the Code is to further the public interest in the provision of high quality telecoms network within the UK. The Code provides the framework for
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Surprising almost no-one, on 18 June 2021 the Scottish Government introduced a new Bill into the Scottish Parliament which, when passed, will have the effect of extending Scotland’s Coronavirus-related legislation for another 6 months, to 31 March 2022.
The new Bill amends the expiry date of
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1. Can employers dictate when employees take their holidays?
The short answer is yes. Regulation 15 of the Working Time Regulations permits employers to give written notice to employees as to when they are required to take their holidays. The notice must be given not less than twice as many days in
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Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist and chairman at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, is urging caution over the introduction of ‘workation’ policies – a growing trend in many workplaces - which allow staff members to work remotely from a location of their choice aw
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It was a little strange being at the Game Fair at Scone Palace over the 24-26 September weekend. Strange because it was like pre-Covid life: people meeting, chatting, few masks… It all felt, well, normal.
And business life is getting back to some semblance of normality for many of us. But (a
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WJM Partner Rosina Dolan took to the streets of the UK capital earlier this month alongside 40,000 people to run the London Marathon.
Her efforts have raised an impressive £2,240 so far – significantly exceeding her original £1k target – thanks to a number of sponsors.
She
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