Relevant Realistic Solutions

2 July

A recent ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds an Employment Tribunal's decision that a claim could be struck out as it had previously been waived in a settlement agreement.... Read More

27 June

The CIPD Good Work Index is an annual benchmark of good work or job quality in the UK. It measures a wide range of aspects of job quality including job... Read More

25 June

The question of whether Royal Wills should remain sealed or be made public has long been a topic of debate in the United Kingdom. In contrast to the standard legal... Read More

25 June

With the general election fast approaching and a constant stream of proposed policy announcements being made by all major parties it can be difficult to cut through the noise and... Read More

24 June

To prevent abuse, there is a limit on the use of successive fixed-term contracts. Where they are used for four years or more, the employee will become a permanent employee... Read More

21 June

Following a formal public consultation, the Welsh Government has laid the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill (“the Bill”) before the Senedd Cymru for scrutiny. We outline a summary of... Read More

20 June

What are the issues around redeployment? In Bugden v The Royal Mail Group Limited [2024] EAT 80 the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that the Employment Tribunal had erred in law... Read More

14 June

In an interesting decision about disclosure of documents, the EAT upheld the Employment Tribunal's decision that the Respondent should disclose unredacted copies of internal management documents on the grounds that... Read More

12 June

With ‘commerciality’ often cited by the board as a critical requirement for its legal team, it is essential as a General Counsel (GC) to balance commercial vs. legal decision making... Read More