Campaigners from the civil rights group Liberty are urging the government to ensure that equal pension rights for same-sex couples will be enshrined in UK law after Brexit. It follows the landmark ruling in which ex-cavalry officer John Walker won a landmark ruling to secure the same pension rights for his husband that a wife
A father has been unable to enforce a court order for contact with his children because no official body was prepared to provide supervision. The case involved a father and mother who had two children in England. They moved to Estonia in 2008, but in 2013, the mother returned to England with the children. The
A senior executive has failed to avoid garden leave by claiming his company was subject to a TUPE takeover after he resigned. Dean Berry resigned from ICAP Management Services Ltd to join a competitor, BGB Services (Holdings) LLP. ICAP put him on garden leave until the end of his notice period. ICAP was then taken
Parents who suffer the death of a child would receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a proposed new law being supported by the government. Currently there is no legal requirement for employers to provide paid leave for grieving parents. The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill seeks to ensure grieving parents receive paid leave
An employee has been jailed for six weeks after breaching a court injunction prohibiting him from revealing confidential company information. The issue arose after the company lost a contract to a competitor. It brought a claim against the employee alleging that he had breached his employment contract by transmitting confidential information to a rival firm.
The Department of Education (DoE) is the first government body to publish its gender pay gap figures. Other departments, together with large companies, are expected to follow over the next six months. In April, the UK became one of the first countries in the world to require mandatory gender pay gap reporting, a key part
The Supreme Court today has scrapped employment tribunal fees which were introduced in 2013. The trade union, Unison, brought the case to court after a significant decline in the number of cases following the fee implementation. Official government statistics show that there was a 79% reduction in cases over three years. In July 2013, 7240
Look at any Court Order or written agreements to see if it sets out the arrangements Whilst the agreement of the other parent is not needed if you holiday in the UK, it would be sensible to seek his/her consent in the absence of a Court Order or written agreement. It is illegal to take
The government has reiterated its commitment to helping more people own their home. Alok Sharma, Housing and Planning Minister, said: “As set out in our Housing White Paper, we’re committed to helping those aspiring home buyers currently locked out of the market to turn their home ownership dreams into reality.” The confirmation came as the
A notice to quit was declared invalid because the landlords sent it to the tenant’s old address, even though they had been informed of the new one six years earlier. The case involved the tenancy of an agricultural holding. The tenancy agreement stated: “”Either party may serve any notice (including any notice in proceedings) on