Is the Government’s ‘Good Work Plan’ just about Brexit? There are some who believe that The Good Work Plan introduced in December 2018 by the Government has come about simply to assuage the concerns of many that Brexit will dilute…Read more ›
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Looking Back, Going Forward
18th January 2019
Looking Back, Going Forward As we embark on another year, we have taken the opportunity to reflect on employment law highlights from the past 12 months and to consider what we should expect in 2019. What can we take from…Read more ›
High Court Success – MHPS and breach of contract claims
29th November 2018
High Court Success – MHPS and breach of contract claims We are delighted to have successfully supported our client in its defence of a breach of contract claim in the High Court. The Judgment in the case of Dr Anil…Read more ›
The Price of Justice
21st November 2018
Tribunal fees – down but not out? On 27th July 2017 the Supreme Court ruled employment Tribunal fees (introduced in July 2017) as unlawful. It was persuaded by UNISON that the fees prevented thousands of employees from getting justice (particularly…Read more ›
LBD appointed to NHS SBS Framework for provision of legal services
22nd August 2018LBD appointed to NHS SBS Framework for provision of legal services We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to participate in the NHS SBS Framework Agreement for the provision of employment law services. The LBD team, is…Read more ›
Are you a GDPR Ostrich?
24th May 2018
Are you a GDPR Ostrich? “We’re sorry to see you go” “The Law is Changing” “We’ll miss you!” “Act now to keep receiving amazing offers” You can’t have failed to miss the persistent reminders that GDPR is coming in to…Read more ›
3rd August 2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down the latest in a long line of cases regarding the thorny issue of holiday pay. Recent cases have clarified that compulsory and non-guaranteed overtime (over time that must be worked where required)…Read more ›
IBD – New Signing
Our team of expert practitioners providing specialist HR investigation services to the NHS is expanding. Danielle Oliver has joined Investigations by design as a Senior Investigator. Danielle is a non-practising solicitor with extensive experience in employment law…Read more ›
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL FEES RULED UNLAWFUL BY SUPREME COURT!!!!
26th July 2017
In a ground breaking decision, the Supreme Court has ruled this morning that the Employment tribunal fees introduced by the government in 2013 are unlawful. The consequence of this decision is that from today the fees will no longer be…Read more ›
Discrimination: Incompetent investigation invites incorrect inferences
23rd March 2017Discrimination: Incompetent investigation invites incorrect inferences In the case of The Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Mr A Bowler the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered an issue that we regularly witness, where a poorly handled grievance investigation evolved into…Read more ›
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