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Dealing with Winter, and the HR & Legal Issues around Colds, Bad Weather and Annual Leave Requests
Winter has arrived, and we will be digging out coats, scarves and gloves from the deepest depths of our wardrobes. Colds…
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Webinar | Flexible Working in 2024 and Beyond
It can be challenging to navigate bringing employees back to the workplace. With the new Government set to make flexible working…
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InView September 2024
The latest updates from the employment Turbinal - September 2024
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Webinar: New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment by 3rd Parties
What do the upcoming changes to sexual harassment law mean for employees and how can businesses prepare?
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Employer’s Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment by 3rd Parties | Vista Webinar
The new duty to prevent sexual harassment is coming into force in October. The EHRC is due to publish its guidance…
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Labour Government Employment Law Reforms
View our interactive guide to the proposed employment law reforms by the newly elected Labour party.
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InView April 2024
The latest updates from the employment Turbinal - April 2024
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Employment Law Update – Mar 2024
The latest update from the Employment Tribunal - March 2024.
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Employment Law Update – Feb 2024
The latest updates from the Employment Tribunal - February 2024
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Fire & Rehire: What HR need to know and why plan now
New guidance for ACAS code of practice for dismissal and re-engagement has been published. This comes into force in Autumn this…
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The End of ‘Fire and Rehire’? Government Announces First Step in Tackling the Controversial Use of Dismissal and Re-engagement
Dismissal and re-engagement, also known as ‘fire and rehire’, refers to when an employer fires an employee and then offers them…
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Designing your Dignity at Work Ecosystem
What do you need to be building right now, ahead of the new requirements taking effect in October 2024? Vicky and…
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Can I Train Witnesses for the Employment Tribunal?
We all know that coaching a witness for an Employment Tribunal is wrong, but can you train witnesses for the Employment…
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Tips from an Occupational Health Physician: How to Get the Best from an Occupational Health Report
An audience with an OH Physician: how can we get the best from a referral to occupational health, and a report…
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Reasonable Steps v All Reasonable Steps
What does it mean when building a defence to sexual harassment?
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Employment Law Update – Jan 2024
The latest updates from the Employment Tribunal - January 2024.
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Employment Law Update – November & December 23
The latest from the employment and employment appeal tribunal.
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Employment Law Update – Sept 2023
The latest cases from the employment tribunal and what we can learn from them.
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Discrimination Arising from Disability – Pilkington UK Ltd v Jones
Pilkington UK Ltd v Jones has just made its way through the employment appeal tribunal and is an interesting case that…
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The New Proposed Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment – Where are we now?
The latest updates on the new proposed positive duty to prevent sexual harassment.
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Neurodiversity: Recent Case Law
Suzanne Pipe gives us an overview of new case law surrounding neurodiversity.
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Employment Law Update – July 2023
The latest cases from the Employment Tribunal, and what we can learn from them.
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Religion & Belief Discrimination in Higgs v Farmor’s School
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Higgs v Farmor’s School provides a helpful guide on the nuances of the manifestation…
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EAT Judgment: Fire Brigades Union v Mr P Embery
The Fire Brigades Union has just won it's appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The case has a couple of really…
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What Can HR and D&I Professionals do to Support Employee Mental Health?
HR and D&I professionals play a vital role in supporting employee mental health, and creating a workplace where all employees feel…
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Mental Health & Employment Law FAQ’s
Our employment law specialists answer the top questions we're always asked about managing mental health in the workplace.
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Mental Health at Work: HR’s Guide to Going Formal
The answers to some of the questions we are asked about managing mental health at work alongside a formal HR process.
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Vento Bands: Explained
Vento bands: What are they? What do they mean? And what are the factors that the employment tribunal will be taking…
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Tipping and Gratuity – Employees to get their Fair Share in new Legislation Proposals
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has received royal assent, here's what you need to know.
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Employment Law Update – Carer’s Leave & New Acts
Suzanne updates us on the latest information regarding Carer's leave and new acts.
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Employment Law Update – April 2023
The latest cases from the employment tribunal, and what we can learn from them.
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Employment Contracts: A Health Check
Here are our tips on how to give your employment contracts a regular health check.
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The Hallmarks of a Fair Redundancy
The Vista team walk quickfire through the fundamentals of ensuring your Redundancy process is a fair one.
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InView – Employment Law Update – February 2023
The latest updates from the employment tribunal.
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Employment Law Update – InView – Jan 2023
The latest cases and learnings from the employment tribunal.
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Calculating Holiday Entitlement for Part-time Workers
Here's a quick reference guide to how to calculate holiday entitlement.
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Employment Law Update – InView – November 22
The latest cases and learnings from the employment tribunal.
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InView Case: Legal Privilege – Oct 22
Our team look at the case of University of Dundee v Chakraborty, which highlights the importance of getting investigations right first…
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InView – Employment Law Update – October 2022
We look at the latest cases emerging from the employment tribunal.
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Long COVID – Disability or Not? Quinn v Sense Scotland
Our team review the case of Quinn v Sense Scotland.
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Whistleblowing: The Latest on Kong v Gulf International Bank UK Ltd
Chris MacNaughton reviews the latest on the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank UK Ltd.
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InView – Employment Law Update – September 2022
We round up the latest cases from the employment tribunal.
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The Queen’s Funeral – Top HR Questions, Answered
Our guidance to the top FAQ's from HR teams regarding the 19th September 2022.
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The Hallmarks of Managing a Remote or Hybrid Workforce
How can employees working in a hybrid or remote working environment be managed effectively? Here are some of our hallmarks of…
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InView – Employment Law Update – July 2022
Things have been hotting up in the tribunal in July, here's our round up of the latest cases.
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InView – Employment Law Update – June 2022
The latest from the employment tribunal this month.
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Changes to Fit Note Legislation – What do HR need to know?
The Government has introduced new Fit Note legislation from the 1st July 2022: here's the detail.
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How to Write a Better Disciplinary Outcome Letter
We’ve compiled a draft disciplinary outcome letter which may look suitable on the surface, but we’ve highlighted some suggested improvements to…
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Template: Disciplinary Outcome Letter
A draft disciplinary outcome letter which may look suitable on the surface, but we’ve highlighted some suggested improvements to ensure that…
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InView – Employment Law Update – May 2022
What's the latest news from the employment tribunal this month?
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Employment Law Update – Spring 2022 Round-Up
We've just finished all our client employment law updates for Spring. As valued members of our resource hub community, we wanted…
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How to Keep the Logistics of a Change Programme in Check
Large scale change or redundancy programmes can be logistical nightmares, with hundreds of settlement agreements to negotiate and a minefield of…
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InView – Employment Law Update – April 2022
What's the latest news from the employment tribunal this month?
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Employment Law Update: InView March 2022
What's new from the tribunal this month? We cover the latest case law and learnings for HR in the March Update.
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P&O Ferries: What’s Going On & What Employment Law Lessons Can We Learn?
The news is rife with the announcement that P&O Ferries have sacked 800 workers without notice. Stephen takes a quick look…
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What to do when an Employee Refuses Consent for a Medical Report
Employers may need to request medical reports for an employee for plenty of reasons. But what if they refuse? Here’s 3…
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Responding to Data Subject Access Requests – Top Tips for Employers
In this guidance note we cover the key stages of responding and how to manage the request appropriately.
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Fire and Rehire – Employees Win Injunction this Time
The latest update on this case is here. The practice of “fire and rehire” to vary the terms and conditions of…
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InView – Employment Law Update – February 22
There's plenty happening in the tribunals this month, as well as a brand new look and feel to our updates. We're…
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Religion & Belief Discrimination: Fear of Catching Covid-19 is not a Protected Belief
An employment tribunal has found that a fear of catching Covid-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010…
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Flexible Working in Walsh v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
An employee has the right to make a flexible working request after the completion of 26 weeks continuous service. The legislation…
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Employment Law Update – November 2021
Welcome to this month’s employment law update. In November we’re covering: The controversial Kostal UK v Dunkley case – the Supreme Court…
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Employment Law Update – September 2021
Welcome to this month’s employment law update. In September we’re covering: A direct discrimination case where Muslim employees were banned from…
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Discrimination and the Shifting Burden of Proof: Why Employers Need to ‘Show Their Workings’
Section 13(1) of the Equality Act 2010 defines discrimination as occurring where “because of a protected characteristic, A treats B less…
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The Hallmarks of a Fair Performance Management Process
The hallmarks of a fair performance management process are: Setting the standards of reasonable and acceptable performance for each job; Ensuring…
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Employment Law Update – July 2021
Welcome to July’s employment law update where we cover the latest news from the employment tribunal. This month we’re covering: Strike…
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Estate Agent Hits Headlines for Employee’s Racist Tweet: A Developing Problem for Employers
The dark side of football showed its ugly face once again after Sunday’s Euro Final, as within minutes of the final…
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Employment Law Update – June 2021
Welcome to this month’s employment law update. In June we’re taking a look at: A health and safety dismissal case that…
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How to Manage Football Fans During Euro 2020: Tips for HR teams
This week marks the first ‘working week’ where managers and HR teams will be managing employees during Euro 2020. Games are…
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Employment Law Update – May 2021
Welcome to this month’s employment law update. With lockdown restrictions easing, May has seen plenty of action, hasn’t it? The tribunal…
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Employment Law Update – April 2021
Welcome to this months employment law update. We’re starting with a note for the wary (particularly those involved in collective changes): recent…
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Employment Law Update – March 2021
Welcome to this months employment law update. We’re talking all things Uber, managing difficult conversations about returning to work post-pandemic and…
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Employment Law Update – February 2021
Welcome to this months employment law update. We’ve got plenty of interesting tribunal cases for you to get your teeth into,…
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Employment Law Update – January 2021
Welcome to the first update of 2021! We’re kicking off the year with a selection of interesting cases from the Tribunal,…
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Dependents Leave during the Pandemic: The Tricky Questions
As we head into the third official lockdown in the UK, our clients are asking us how best to help their…
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New Immigration Rules: Key Points for Employers and What to do Now
The new immigration rules will apply after 11.00pm on 31 December 2020. EEA nationals living in the UK at that time…
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Annual Employment Law Update: 2020
Our annual employment law update for 2020 gives you a roundup of what’s happening in the world of employment law, including…
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Employment Law Update – September 2020
Hello and welcome to our latest employment law update. We had a short break in August, so this month we have…
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How to Change Terms and Conditions of Employment
We’re entering a period of change for many businesses following the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s our guide for employers who are looking…
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Employment Law Update – July 2020
Hello and welcome to this months employment law update. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Redundancy Resource…
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Employment Law Update – June 2020
Welcome to this months employment law update. This one is sure to help you over the coming weeks and months as…
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New TUPE Case Paves the way for Employees to Transfer to Multiple Transferees at the Same Time
Most of us have been distracted by Covid-19 since March and could therefore be forgiven for missing a potentially very disruptive…
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Case Analysis: ISS Facility Services NV v Sonia Govaerts & Atalian NV, formerly Euroclean NV
For information on the implications of this decision, please click here. 1. The UK courts have rejected the concept that employees…
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Employment Law Update – May 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of our employment law update. This month, we’re looking at the light at the end of…
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Employment Law Update – April 2020
Welcome to the April edition of Vista’s employment law update. This month we are continuing to bring you up to the…
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Employment Law Update – February 2020
In this months employment law update we have a whole host of cases which focus on workplace investigations. For advice on…
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Employment Law Update – January 2020
Happy new year and welcome to the first employment law update of 2020. By now, most people will have returned to…
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Is Mistletoe a Defence to Sexual Harassment?
It’s Christmas party day at the office. Christmas jumper day – done. Christmas quiz – won. Christmas lunch – devoured. Spirits…
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Racism at Manchester Derby Raises Questions about Disciplinary Action
The Manchester Derby match this weekend sadly hit the headlines due to racist chanting and gesturing aimed towards players. The actions…
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The Legalities of Managing a Flexible Working Request
Historically, flexible working requests have been associated with working mums. Fast forward a few years and the benefit is now seen…
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Employment Rights Manifesto Watch
With the general election looming, we’ve spent some time pulling together the statements from each of the main parties’ manifestos relating…
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Employment Law Update – November 2019
It seems like just yesterday we were kicking off 2019 and wondering what the year would hold. Now we are at…
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Are Vegetarianism and Veganism Protected under The Equality Act?
The recent tribunal case of Conisbee v Crossley Farms looked at whether Vegetarianism should be viewed at as a philosophical belief…
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Employment Law Update – October 2019
The nights are now drawing in and it’s definitely starting to feel like winter. Don’t worry if you don’t feel like…
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What to Do When an Employee is Off Sick with a Pending Investigation
Often employees think that by getting themselves signed off sick they can avoid disciplinary proceedings. As HR professionals, we know that…
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What to Do When an Employee is Off Sick with a Pending Investigation
Do you have an employee off sick pending an investigation? Often employees think that by getting themselves signed off sick they…
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Dismissal During Probation due to Sickness: What Can Employers Do?
Probationary periods and sickness absence are not two ingredients that make for a smooth employment relationship. Whether employers can dismiss during…
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Dismissal During Probation due to Sickness: What Can Employers Do?
Probationary periods and sickness absence are not two ingredients that make for a smooth employment relationship. Whether employers can dismiss during…
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Managing Sickness Absence and Ill Health: Not the Best Person for the Job
When an employee is off sick or unable to carry out their current duties, and they are disabled within the definition…
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Managing Sickness Absence and Ill Health: Not the Best Person for the Job
Senior Employment Lawyer at Vista, Claire Rosney answers a frequently asked question from Vista HQ: Do employers have to offer an…
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Should Employers Offer Full Pay on a Phased Return to Work?
We’re often asked about phased returns to work, and what this means for employees’ pay packets. Suzanne Pipe, Employment Lawyer at…
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Should Employers Offer Full Pay on a Phased Return to Work?
Do you have to pay an employee on a phased return full pay? Suzanne Pipe discusses in this short video.
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Managing Sickness Absence: Too Ill to Talk?
Managing an ill health situation where an employee says they are too ill to talk, or attend meetings requires a careful…
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Managing Sickness Absence: Too Ill to Talk?
Managing sickness absence where an employee says they are too ill to talk, or attend meetings requires a careful and considered…
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Employment Law Update – September 2019
Welcome to the first employment law update for the Autumn season! It’s hard to believe that the Summer is over already.…
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3 Tips for Closing Down Grievances that Won’t Go Away
During the grievance procedure we sometimes come across employees who are particularly determined. They continually raise the same issue, even after…
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Employment Law Update – July 2019
Welcome to our July employment law update, where we look at the latest interesting cases from the employment tribunal. The holiday…
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Parental Bereavement Leave: New Legislation and Supporting Bereaved Employees
Anyone who has experienced bereavement knows how difficult it can be, and how important support from family, friends and your employer…
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A Guideline on Employee Record Retention
Article 5 of the GDPR states that personal data shall be kept no longer than is necessary for the purposes for…
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GDPR for HR: 3 Things Employers Need to Know
Karnis and Tim discuss three GDPR tasks that need to be top of HR’s agenda before 25th May 2018.
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Managing Football Fans During the World Cup
On the horizon of World Cup season, rather than focussing on the football we look at how HR professionals can manage…
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Do you have to Enhance Shared Parental Pay?
The case of Hextall vs Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police has raised serious questions around enhanced maternity pay, and shared parental…
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How to Prepare for an Employment Tribunal
Employment tribunal claims have risen by 90% since the abolition of employment tribunal fees in July 2017. The rise has led…
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Section 188: When Does the Obligation to Collectively Consult Apply?
Tim Cross, Vista’s Director of Employment and Legal Affairs talks us through when Section 188 applies.
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How to Win an Employment Tribunal
Let’s face it, no employer wants to lose an employment tribunal. Abi Alemoru, Director of Litigation at Vista spends 2 minutes…
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The Top 3 Questions we Always get Asked About: Employment Tribunals
Abi, our Director of Litigation answers your top questions about the employment tribunal.
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TUPE Transfers: What are the key considerations for the Transferor?
As a transferor in a TUPE situation, it might be unclear what your obligations are. Tim answers a couple of key…
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TUPE Transfers: What are the key considerations for the Transferee?
If you find yourself in the role of transferee in a TUPE situation, it’s time to think commercially about the new…
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TUPE Transfers: Will TUPE apply when I win a new contract?
Try not to be fooled by your colleagues (even if its all of them!) saying that TUPE doesn’t apply for this…
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Suspending an Employee
So, you’re thinking about suspending an employee. Before you send them off on a paid holiday, it’s important to ensure suspension…
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Redundancy Advice for Employers: The Top Five Questions We Always Get Asked
Vista’s employment lawyers provide redundancy advice to our clients regularly, so, we spent an afternoon on the sofa with Tim Cross,…
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Employment Law Update – May 2019
Welcome to this months employment law update. May has been a busy month with Mental Health Awareness Week, Learning at Work…
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Things to Consider when Suspending an Employee
So, you’re thinking about suspending an employee. Before you send them off on a paid holiday, it’s important to ensure suspension…
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Employment Law Update – April 2019
Spring is officially in bloom, and we’re bringing you a few cases that haven’t quite been a walk in the park.…
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Employment Law Update – March 2019
This month we have a selection of employment tribunal cases which focus on the reasons that sit behind employers’ decisions, because…
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Tricky Dismissals: What to do when an Employee can’t Engage in the Process
Here’s the fifth and final scenario in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal…
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Tricky Dismissals: ‘The Serial Grievance Raiser’
Here’s the fourth in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal issues and how…
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Tricky Dismissals: The Sick Employee who is Refusing to Co-operate
Here’s the third in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal issues and how…
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Tricky Dismissals: ‘The Unusual Under-performer’
Here’s the second in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal issues and how…
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Tricky Dismissals: ‘The Suspected Thief Blaming it on a Medical Condition’
Welcome to the first in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal issues and…
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TUPE Transfers: The answers to our top 3 TUPE questions
The world of TUPE transfers is complex in language and in process. As employment lawyers and training professionals, we mainly get…
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Employment Law Update – February 2019
Welcome to this month’s employment tribunal round-up, which may challenge some of what you thought you knew. We have some cases…
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Making Use of your Gender Pay Report
This time in 2018 many organisations were wrestling with identifying the right data, the calculations and the narrative for their first…
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Employment Law Update – January 2019
Welcome to the first Employment Tribunal update of 2019! A new year inevitably brings promises of fresh starts and ambitious resolutions.…
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Employment Law Update – November 2018
It’s getting cold outside! Put the kettle on and take some time to get stuck in to Novembers employment tribunal update.…
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Employment Law Update – October 2018
The employment tribunals have been dishing out a myriad of tricks and treats for employers during this Halloween season. Here’s our…
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Bullying or Harassment? How to decide which you are dealing with
Bullying and harassment, if you don’t hear these terms in the press on a regular basis, we’re pretty sure you will…
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Employment Law Update – September 2018
What a scorching summer it’s been! We hope everyone has enjoyed the weather and some well-deserved time off over the holiday…
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Settlement Agreement Negotiations – 5 things HR need to know
Settlement agreements are useful tools to settle disputes quickly and bring a welcome finality to an often-uncomfortable situation for HR teams.…
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Employment Settlement Agreements – How much should employers pay?
There are plenty of reasons why an employer might find themselves considering an employment settlement agreement with an employee. Settlement agreements…
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Redundancy Advice for Employers: The Top Five Questions We Always Get Asked
Redundancy can be a head-scratcher; the process throws out many burning questions for HR teams whilst they are managing a period…
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Do you have to enhance shared parental pay?
Do you have to enhance shared parental pay? That’s the question on the lips of every HR professional across the country…
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A Good Pub Conversation – The Art of Effective HR Investigations
The HR investigation process can appear tricky and complex for employers. We could write plenty about deciding what action needs to…
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The Gender Pay Gap: A No Nonsense Guide for Employees
We’ve put together a short, no-nonsense video guide to the Gender Pay Gap reporting rules. It’s fun, and free! Please watch,…
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GDPR for HR: 3 changes that matter for employers
Many employers will be busy preparing for the changes in General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’), which come into effect in May…
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