Liz Stevens
@pslbirketts.bsky.social
Professional Support Lawyer to the Birketts LLP employment team. All views my own. Norwich (UK)
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While unfair dismissals and employee disputes often make for good news stories, reports can miss the legal nuance, argues Rebecca Hughes
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www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1939...
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Beyond the headlines: what employment tribunals really tell us about the workplace
While unfair dismissals and employee disputes often make for good news stories, reports can miss the legal nuance, argues Rebecca Hughes
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
While unfair dismissals and employee disputes often make for good news stories, reports can miss the legal nuance, argues Rebecca Hughes
#ukemplaw
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1939...
#ukemplaw
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1939...
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And confirmation that it will a right to be offered not a right to request guaranteed hours.
September 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And confirmation that it will a right to be offered not a right to request guaranteed hours.
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This headline overstates the legal significance of this Employment Tribunal decision. It was unfair and not in accordance with her contract to sack this worker on the spot for having said it. They should have gone through a disciplinary process. Think twice before having a word with your boss.
Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules
Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules
Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal case
Managers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled.
The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This headline overstates the legal significance of this Employment Tribunal decision. It was unfair and not in accordance with her contract to sack this worker on the spot for having said it. They should have gone through a disciplinary process. Think twice before having a word with your boss.
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Employment Rights Bill has been passed by the House of Lords. It now goes back to the Commons to consider the amendments that have been made.
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Employment Rights Bill has been passed by the House of Lords. It now goes back to the Commons to consider the amendments that have been made.
The press release is out, but no sign (yet) of the consultation responses or the updated Bill. Bracing for impact....
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Employment Rights Bill to boost productivity for British workers and grow the economy
The Government will today table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
www.gov.uk
March 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The press release is out, but no sign (yet) of the consultation responses or the updated Bill. Bracing for impact....
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Detailed and very helpful Research Briefing from the always-excellent Commons Library, setting out progress of the Employment Rights Bill up to the end of the Committee Stage:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
The second reading of the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25 took place on 21 October 2024. This briefing covers the bill's progress from second reading through to the end of its committee stage.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Detailed and very helpful Research Briefing from the always-excellent Commons Library, setting out progress of the Employment Rights Bill up to the end of the Committee Stage:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
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Picking up the discussion of lawyer’s estimates of prospects of success. First, a description of some different approaches, then a howl of pain /1
February 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Picking up the discussion of lawyer’s estimates of prospects of success. First, a description of some different approaches, then a howl of pain /1
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Who will qualify for the right to be offered guaranteed hours? In the Employment Rights Bill Committee Stage debate on 3 December, the Government suggested that the scope of the new right might be wider than you think.
New post from me:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/12/05/g...
New post from me:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/12/05/g...
Guaranteed hours – who will qualify?
How many hours do you have to work before you are no longer on a ‘low hours’ contract? The question is crucial to the right to guaranteed hours contained in the Employment Rights Bill currently at …
rangeofreasonableresponses.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Who will qualify for the right to be offered guaranteed hours? In the Employment Rights Bill Committee Stage debate on 3 December, the Government suggested that the scope of the new right might be wider than you think.
New post from me:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/12/05/g...
New post from me:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/12/05/g...
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Some thoughts on the Government increasing the Tribunal time limit from three to six months:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/11/28/e...
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/11/28/e...
Employment Rights Bill – increasing time limits for tribunal claims
The Employment Rights Bill is about to reach the stage when the Commons Committee considers proposed amendents. Some of these are proposed by the opposition but I don’t think we need to spend too m…
rangeofreasonableresponses.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Some thoughts on the Government increasing the Tribunal time limit from three to six months:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/11/28/e...
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/11/28/e...
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Getting more and more frustrated with the 'Right to Guaranteed Hours' under the Employment Rights Bill. You can't say anything sensible about how it will work because all the crucial details - a total of 15 of them! - are left to Regulations. It's not good lawmaking.
November 18, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Getting more and more frustrated with the 'Right to Guaranteed Hours' under the Employment Rights Bill. You can't say anything sensible about how it will work because all the crucial details - a total of 15 of them! - are left to Regulations. It's not good lawmaking.