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Employment Law January 2019 A very Happy New Year to all of our subscribers! Welcome to our first ebulletin of 2019 which includes our annual preview of what to expect in employment law during the coming year.
As well as our preview of 2019, this month we are also looking at:• The UK Government's "Good Work Plan" • Understanding Brexit and Immigration • An EAT case considering whether the dismissal of a disabled employee while in receipt of long term disability benefits was fair • Uber's latest appeal against the finding that their drivers are workers • Right to work checks • Workplace wellbeing • Our regular round up of employment law in the news And • In our Blog of the Month we look at gender recognition reforms and how employers and service providers can avoid discrimination. You can download our free Employment Law App MF HR Mobile for both Android and iPhone. This includes calculators for unfair dismissal awards, maternity pay and statutory redundancy
payments, as well as key employment law facts, figures and fingertip guides. It also includes this monthly eBulletin. If you have any questions on the content of this ebulletin or if you would like to discuss any other employment issue then please contact innes.clark@morton-fraser.com on 0131 247 1181 or lindsey.cartwright@morton-fraser.com on 0141 274 1141.
2019 - What to expect in employment law Our annual look at what to expect on the employment law front in the coming year.
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The Good Work Plan Details of the UK Government's Good Work Plan which will result in some important employment law changes.
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Understanding Brexit and Immigration - Presentation for employers We are working to help employers understand the potential impact of Brexit on their workforce and to provide practical help to EU national employees to try and reduce the uncertainties.
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Dismissal, implied terms and long term disability benefits
The EAT has considered whether an employee could rely on an implied contract term to prevent his employer dismissing him while he was in receipt of long term disability benefits.
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Uber loses Court of Appeal employment status case The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgement of the EAT that Uber drivers are workers, but the decision is not unanimous.
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How to carry out a right to work check Stuart McWilliams and Pamela Macaulay look at right to work checks including the new online checks which can be carried out in certain circumstances.
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Workplace wellbeing
We continue our look at mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
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Employment law in the news In our regular slot we look at the key cases and other employment law issues that have made the news headlines over the past few weeks.
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Blog of the Month Don't forget, you can keep up to date with all our blogs and content in the Knowledge hub. In our blog of the month this month, Sarah Gilzean looks at Gender Recognition Reform and how employers and service providers will avoid discrimination. You can also follow Innes on Twitter.
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