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Employment Law is a complex and fast-developing area in which employers and employees benefit from fair and effective management. Employment Law may seem like a minefield to employers as they endeavour to adopt and implement fair processes and avoid the pitfalls potentially giving rise to employment claims. Our Team of experts are on hand to guide employers through any of these areas, advise on procedure, help to quell escalating disputes, and help to avoid successful claims being made.
All of the following articles have featured in our Employment Law Newsletter ‘IN CASE’ newsletter which is published quarterly. In our latest issue, our employment law experts address an array of recent cases and considers a broad spectrum of topical issues of relevance to business owners, senior executives and HR Professionals. use the form below to subscribe.
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OUR ARTICLES
6 November 2024
Sir Robert Buckland KC, Consultant and Head of Policy at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, is featured in a conversation with James Town…
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Balancing criminal investigations, reputation, privacy and employment: lessons from football
26 August 2025
Media and Privacy experts Dominic Crossley and Jamie Hurworth, along with Employment Law expert Domonique McRae, have analyse…
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Case report – Mr D Coppinger and Mr J McInerney v P.J. Carey (Contractors) Limited
30 October 2024
James Townsend, Partner and Head of the Employment Department at Payne Hicks Beach, offers an in-depth analysis of a case he…
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“Innovation not discrimination”: AI in work and employment contexts
1 November 2024
Elizabeth Shaw, Associate in the Employment department, highlights AI’s risks in recruitment and stresses the need for govern…
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Private matters and Public trials – privacy in the employment tribunal
31 October 2024
Ross Beaton, Senior Associate in the Employment Department, outlines how courts rarely grant anonymity unless justified by sa…
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Case Update: Hewston v Ofsted – Court of Appeal clarifies boundaries of fair dismissal
1 November 2024
Rianna Billington Purvis, Associate in the Employment team, reflects on a recent court ruling that clarifies the boundaries o…
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Fire and rehire and the new Statutory Code
24 September 2024
James Townsend, Partner and Co-Head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, offered his view in The Law Society’s Gazette on the…
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Asda Equal Pay
29 October 2024
On 27 August 2024, the Employment Tribunal held that Next plc had discriminated against more than 3,500 female store staff me…
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Case report – Mr Charles Wilkinson v Areaworks Group Limited & Ors.
2 February 2024
Case Number 2204365/2021
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Depression/Anxiety disorder and work
15 January 2024
This item is intended to provide general guidance for employees who are suffering from depression and/or an anxiety disorder,…
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Can a settlement agreement be used to validly settle future claims?
26 January 2024
When entering into a settlement agreement with an employee, employers will want to ensure that the waiver of claims given by…
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Holiday pay and entitlement reforms in 2024
7 February 2024
The Government issued a response to their consultation on Retained EU Employment Law, in late 2023. As part of its response,…
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Non-Disclosure Agreements: A reputational asset or liability?
13 December 2023
At their most straightforward, non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) are simple legal contracts governing the confidentiality of…
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Might we see a new Employment Rights Bill in the near future?
25 October 2023
If the wind continues to blow in the direction of Labour, then we very might well. Oliver Stacey in the Employment team at P…
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Top legal issues for HR leaders in 2024
8 December 2023
Domonique McRae, Senior Associate in our Employment team, features in People Management magazine providing an essential round…
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Flexible working – a right or a request?
15 December 2023
James Townsend, head of Employment at Payne Hicks Beach, comments feature in Personnel Today.
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Employment law update
19 October 2023
Keep up with the latest developments in employment law with our roundup of the key changes to be aware of in the employment s…
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The Right to Switch Off/Disconnect
29 October 2024
Two years on, the transformations brought by Covid-19 remain present in the workplace, particularly as regards to the adoptio…
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