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BackgroundOn 7th July 2025, the Department for Education published a draft version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025. This version has been released for information and consultation purposes and is not yet statutory. The final version is expected later this summer and will come into force on 1st September 2025. Schools and colleges are encouraged … Read more

Yes, is the simple answer. There is a common misconception that a Local Authority Maintained School must use the local authority as their HR provider.  Schools are told they must do this because the local authority are ultimately the employer and have a final say in any decision to dismiss. This is not the case. … Read more

In Hindmarch v North-East Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust [2025] EAT 87, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a tribunal’s decision that an employer had not failed to make reasonable adjustments when it declined to provide a higher-grade face mask to a non-emergency ambulance driver with severe anxiety about COVID-19. The case centres on Sections 20(3) and 20(5) of … Read more

In Hendy Group Ltd v Kennedy [2024] EAT 106, the Tribunal found that Hendy Group had unfairly dismissed an employee during a redundancy situation after failing to make adequate efforts to support redeployment. The case centres on Section 98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which requires employers to act reasonably in treating redundancy as sufficient grounds for … Read more

Background Mr. Miller, the claimant, was employed as a pest control technician. He developed multiple sclerosis, which eventually made it impossible for him to continue in his field-based role, even with adjustments. Rentokil placed him on paid leave and explored alternative roles. Key Issue Mr. Miller applied for a service administrator role—a more junior, office-based … Read more

In a recent decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) clarified the role of externally appointed HR consultants in employment-related procedures. The tribunal initially decided that it was not arguable that two HR consultants, one appointed to investigate grievances and the other to conduct a disciplinary hearing, were acting as the employer’s agents during these functions. … Read more

Teachers in England will receive a 4% pay rise from September, after the Education Secretary accepted in full the recommendations of the independent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for the 2025/26 academic year. This marks a significant step towards the government’s goal of recruiting 6,500 additional teachers by the end of this Parliament. The STRB’s … Read more

Case Overview: The tribunal case involved the claimant, C Wood-Hope, against the respondents, Salford City Council and the Governors of Friars Primary School. The hearings were held in Manchester on various dates in February, August, and September 2023. Key Findings: Background: The claimant, a teacher at Friars Primary School, presented complaints of unfair dismissal, trade … Read more

An amendment paper dated 22nd April 2025 has been published, containing proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, which will be considered at Committee Stage in the House of Lords. On 10th October 2024, the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25 was introduced into Parliament. It completed its House of Commons stages on 12th March 2025. Its Committee Stage … Read more

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that for there to be a breach of the, Part-Time Workers (Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1551) a claimant’s part-time status must be the sole reason for the less favourable treatment. In the case of Mireku v London Underground Ltd EAT 57 (29 April 2025), Mr. Mireku … Read more