Navigating employee grievance investigations: Key points to note and common pitfalls to avoid

The Government has unveiled its employment law reform timeline with publication of an ‘Employment Rights Bill Roadmap’

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The Supreme Court has reached a unanimous decision that the terms “man” and “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 only relate to a person’s biological sex.

The FSP Employment team is excited to host its next HR Forum Networking event with guest speaker Simon Steed from Talkback.

Picture this – your employee requests an advance of holiday pay and a copy of their contract of employment. You deem that to be the employee serving notice to terminate their employment. It turns out that this was not the case. Will that dismissal be fair or unfair?

In Impact Recruitment Services Ltd v Korpysa, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) have ruled that a mistaken, but genuine belief that an employee had resigned, could amount to a fair reason for the dismissal of an employee.

The Employment Tribunal has heard a constructive unfair dismissal claim brought by a senior employee, who resigned in protest after he was given a “low status” junior desk.

At the start of a new financial year, we set out the key changes to employment law to expect over the course of 2025/26 and beyond.