WHEN IS HOT TOO HOT?
As the UK basks in the latest heatwave, employees at UK Plc are increasingly asking at what point it becomes so hot that they have…
SOCIAL MOBILITY
On Social Mobility Day, we took the opportunity to reflect on the progress made in broadening access to the legal profession…
YOU CAN COPY WHAT WE DO…
We love this feedback from our latest work experience student: “I’d like to send this short note around to…
SOME OTHER SUBSTANTIAL REASON FOR DISMISSAL
Is it time to start relying on Some Other Substantial Reason for dismissal? SOSR is renowned for being an…
VICTIMISATION
Victimisation: What constitutes a protected act? (or How to say “you’re discriminating against me” without expressly saying it)…
REMOTE CONTROL?
A recent employment tribunal judgment in Wicken v Akita Systems Ltd has highlighted the legal and practical complexities…
BACKLOGGED AND BREAKING POINT
What the Tribunal Crisis Means for Employers. The employment tribunal system is facing a mounting crisis...
FOR WOMAN SCOTLAND - UPDATE
EHRC faces criticism following the Supreme Court’s Ruling in For Women Scotland…
NEW MANCHESTER OFFICES
It has been a busy few weeks at Horsfield Menzies. We have moved into new offices at Parsonage Chambers in Manchester and have…
KEEPING YOUR HEAD: BRIEFING ON THE IMMIGRATION WHITE PAPER
A Common Sense Reaction to the Controversial Immigration White Paper…
MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
Mental Health Awareness Week returns from 12–18 May 2025, and this year’s theme— “Community”—couldn’t be more timely. The Mental Health…
NEW NEONATAL CARE LEAVE AND PAY
Starting from 6 April 2025, new laws came into effect to help parents whose babies need special medical care after birth. This is thanks to the Neonatal…
BREAKING BARRIERS
Since 2017, UK employers with 250 or more employees have been required to publish annual gender pay gap data. This regime has helped drive greater transparency and prompted…
INJURED FEELINGS?
An ‘injury to feelings’ award is a specific type of compensation that an Employment Tribunal can award in discrimination cases. Unlike compensation for lost earnings…
REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT HARASSMENT
While there is a lot of chatter in the employment space on the introduction of the obligation for employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual…
WOMAN SCOTLAND
This month we saw the Supreme Court (the Court) clarifying that ‘sex’ in the context of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) refers to biological sex and not acquired gender or legal…
WELCOME TO LUCY CROFT
We are excited to announce that Lucy Croft has joined Horsfield Menzies as an Associate Solicitor in the Employment team. I managed to…
A GROWING FORCE?
Recent coverage in the Law Society Gazette’s article: “”Winning Combinations” highlights the increasing role of trade unions in bringing strategic…
APRIL SHAKE UP
Key Employment Law Changes You Need to Know. April is always a time of rises, as statutory rates go up, but 2025 will see higher rises across more areas…
UK IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE
UK Immigration Law Update: Rising UKVI Compliance Visits and How to Stay Ahead. As small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) navigate…