In this month’s update we concentrate on several high-profile judicial decisions. The Supreme Court has ruled on the correct method for employers to calculate holiday pay for part-year workers, and elsewhere the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction which had prevented `firing and re-hiring` tactics. We also highlight an Employment Tribunal decision which provides guidance for employers on gender critical beliefs in the workplace. New legislation on parental leave and trade unions will also be discussed.
On 15 July 2022, the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill passed its second reading in Parliament after receiving Government support. The legislative reforms will allow parents whose babies are receiving specialist care after birth to take up to 12 weeks of paid shared leave and therefore reduces the pressure to return to work.
If the Bill is passed, the right to neonatal care leave would be available to those parents whose babies are admitted into hospital up to the age of 28 days, and who have a continuous stay in hospital of 7 full days. This right would be available to employees from their first day in a job. However, the additional neonatal care pay will only be offered to parents who have at least 26 weeks’ continuous employment and who meet specified earning requirements. Employers will be...
Attorneys for three friends of Nolan Xavier Wells filed six more defamation lawsuits Tuesday in federal and state court, accusing social media users of making false claims about the young men in co...