Government proposal to scrap European working regulations

Since the Brexit deal having come into effect, the UK is no longer bound to adhere to EU employment law. Hence, the UK government is in talks to change UK employment law in December 2023 which will affect maximum working hours, legal holiday entitlement and breaks during shifts. What is the current legal position? Currently, in the UK working hours are limited to an average of 48 hours a…

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Legal News – Damages for breach of restrictive covenant

In Morris-Garner v One Step, the defendants were the founding director of a company and her partner.  The company had been founded in 2002, but in 2006, in secret, the defendants incorporated another company. They then resigned from their positions with the original company and agreed to non-compete and non-solicit restrictive covenants.  The new company began trading in 2007, an​d in 2012 the original company sued for breach of…

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Employment Legal News Update

Legal News From the IRP: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the five year summary of the Lord Davies (Women on Boards) Review The report originally set out to address the lack of women on corporate boards (only 12.5% in 2010) and to examine the obstacles preventing women from reaching these senior positions. It made recommendations as to how the imbalance should be addressed. One of…

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