Disciplinary&grievance procedures

Writing in NLJ this week, Hanna Basha and Jamie Hurworth of Payne Hicks Beach dissect TV chef John Torode’s startling decision to identify himself in a racism investigation he denied. In an age of ‘cancel culture’, they argue, self-disclosure can both protect and imperil reputations

Firms preparing to mount Mazur applications alleging the other side has acted in breach of the Legal Services Act 2007 may be left disappointed, the Law Society has said

MPs voted to reject peers’ amendments to the Employment Rights Bill this week

As the Bill nears the end of its journey in the Lords, Charles Pigott predicts its future

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

Taking the recent heatwave in his stride, Ian Smith (not pictured) introduces the Magnificent Six

When advanced neurotechnology is used to monitor employees, what legal issues arise? In this week’s NLJ, Harry Lambert, Outer Temple Chambers, and Josh Neaman, Devereux Chambers, examine workplace rights at a new frontier, in the 8th part of a special NLJ series

Are we approaching a new frontier for employee monitoring? Harry Lambert & Josh Neaman examine how developments in neurotechnology might impact upon legal rights in the workplace

Whistleblowing protection is inching forward with judicial help, writes Charles Pigott—but reform is still needed

Protection for whistleblowers provides the main focus for Charles Pigott’s employment legal update, in this week’s NLJ. Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve, covers a range of situations, including unpaid charitable trustees and job applicants. He writes that it is ‘hard to see the logic of excluding job applicants, given they fall within the employment provisions of [the Equality Act 2010]’.