February 2014 #147 Issue Archives | Legalease Law Journals

Shares For Rights: Necessary reform or damaging for growth?

Irwin Mitchell LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Tom Flanagan highlights some of the dangers from the so-called shares for rights contracts

Public Interest Disclosure: Whistleblowing Commission proposes further changes

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Tara Grossman and Nick Wright examine proposals to reform the UK’s workplace whistleblowing regime

Religion Or Belief: Forgetting the Sabbath day

Linklaters LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Employers need to take care over Sunday working despite a recent ruling that a Christian care worker did not have to be given the day off, warns Philippa O’Malley

Sick Pay: Carry-over arguments carry on despite EAT decision

Hogan Lovells | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Chris Wellham reviews the current position on annual leave and sickness absence in light of a series of European and domestic rulings

Holiday Pay: An ‘inconvenient aspect’

Mishcon de Reya | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Will Winch discusses recent rulings on how overtime and commission affect the calculation of annual leave payments

Disability Discrimination: Employers must make up their own minds

Shoosmiths LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

A recent case has highlighted the risks for employers of simply rubber stamping what their occupational health advisers tell them, reports Richard Barker

Agency Workers: A permanent loophole

CMS | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

A recent EAT case has revealed a gap in the protection for agency workers who work ‘indefinitely’ for the hirer, explains Sarah Ozanne

Post-Termination Restrictions: A year in the garden

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | Employment Law Journal | February 2014 #147

Gary Freer considers a recent High Court ruling on whether a 12-month garden leave clause was reasonable

Employment Law Journal: February 2014 #147