MENZIES LAW NEWSLETTER 2022 ISSUE 3

In this issue…

Since our last Newsletter in early September, to say there’s been rather a lot going on is an understatement. That ‘permacrisis’ is the Collins Dictionary’s word of the year says it all!

In employment law terms, we’re in a period of relative ‘calm before the storm’.  You may be aware that the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will automatically repeal any ‘retained’ EU law from the end of 2023 (if specific legislation is not introduced to retain it).  This could prove a significant shake-up for UK employment law.

Until we know more about that, there remains plenty to digest in this issue.  There’s new ACAS guidance on suspensions, ICO draft guidance on monitoring at work, 3 juicy employment cases and 3 current work-related topics to keep on your radar.

Our ‘nothing about employment law’ bit tells the remarkable story of the search of the wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance, finally found 3000 metres below the surface of the Weddell Sea earlier this year.  Spine-tingling stuff!

If you’ve got any topics you’d like us to include in blogs or future newsletters, we’d love to hear more so please do get in touch. In the meantime, we hope you find this edition useful.

Recent employment cases

• The Employment Appeals Tribunal finds it is fair to dismiss an employee for being persistently late to work – even if only by a few minutes (and when the disciplinary procedure is not disclosed as part of the Tribunal proceedings)
• Support for a football club is found not to be a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010
• The EAT case of University of Dundee v Chakraborty concerns legal privilege and internal investigation reports

 

Make yourself a cuppa and enjoy this fascinating read from the journalism team at Delayed Gratification. You may have followed the recent discovery of Endurance, Shackleton’s doomed ship.  After 100 years, it was found, extremely well-preserved at the bottom of the Weddell Sea.  The story is told alongside that of Shackleton’s original remarkable tale of survival from 1916.  A lost cause | Delayed Gratification (slow-journalism.com)