Mackinnons Rise in Rankings
Mackinnons are delighted to once again be recognised in the Chambers UK Guide for 2025, the well-respected independent publication which each year assesses the leading players in the legal market.
Read MoreThe Right to be Accompanied and the Obligation of Trust and Confidence
The High Court has held, in the case of Stevens v University of Birmingham, that an employer’s refusal to allow a representative of a professional defence organisation to accompany an employee to an investigative meeting was unfair, and a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence.
Autumn Employment Law Changes
As of today, 1st October 2015, employers should be aware of a number of changes to employment law which have now come into effect.
Transfer of Undertakings - Who counts as a “defined group member”?
The issue of which employees are “assigned” to a particular grouping of employees in a change of service provider under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“the TUPE Regulations”) was considered recently by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of BT Managed Services Ltd –v- Edwards and another.
Disciplinary Actions - Consistency of Treatment
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently confirmed in the case of MBNA Limited -v- Jones that inconsistency of treatment will not necessarily render a dismissal unfair.
Part-Time Workers - Working Patterns & Holiday Pay
Where a part-time worker increases their working hours, is the employer obliged to recalculate the holiday entitlement retrospectively?
2015 Employment Law Round Up and a look ahead
The most publicly heralded “new law” from the Government in 2015 was the introduction of shared parental leave (SPL) for all babies born or adopted on or after 5th April 2015.
How Private is an Employee's 'Private Correspondence' in the Workplace?
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) considered this issue in the recent case of Bărbulescu v.
The National Living Wage
As of 1st April 2016, all workers aged 25 and over who were previously covered by the National Minimum Wage will now be entitled to receive the National Living Wage which has been introduced at the rate of £7.20 per hour.
