Dentons - UK Employment Law Round-up

It's internship season – how to avoid the common legal pitfalls!

May 31, 2018

With academic terms now coming to an end in schools and further and higher education establishments across the UK, the season of the internship (often called "summer/work placements", "work experience" or "volunteering") is now upon us. We consider the common legal pitfalls for employers engaging interns and how these can be avoided.

Constructive Dismissal

May 31, 2018

Two constructive dismissal cases have been decided since our last newsletter which make for interesting reading. The first case serves as a reminder of how not to approach making changes to terms and conditions of employment and in the second case the Court of Appeal has provided some helpful guidance on how tribunals and courts should determine "last straw" cases.

Is it discriminatory to pay enhanced maternity pay, but not enhanced shared parental pay?

May 31, 2018

Where an employer pays enhanced maternity pay, are they obliged to enhance shared parental pay to the same extent in order to avoid discrimination claims? The latest judgment on this topic has potentially opened the door to a wave of indirect discrimination claims from men who believe they have been short-changed compared with their female counterparts.

GDPR compliance: the position post 25 May 2018

May 31, 2018

Although 25 May 2018 had garnered an almost sacred status in the calendars of employers, the inconvenient truth is that GDPR compliance does not end on this date and will require a concerted ongoing effort to be maintained. The ICO has stated that GDPR compliance should be viewed as an evolutionary process for organisations, with 25 May simply being the date the legislation took effect.