Welcome to the April edition.
In this month's release you will find articles covering the new rights coming in April, the possibility of trial periods being a reasonable adjustment in a new role and much more.
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After a considerable period of time with nothing much happening on the employment legislation front there are four new developments to be aware of.
Trial period in a new role can be a reasonable adjustment
Whether or not it will be a reasonable adjustment to offer a disabled employee a trial period in a new role will be dependent on the facts, though in this case it would have been.
Actor did not suffer discrimination or harassment on grounds of her religion or belief
The claimant was found to have been dismissed due to concerns about potential business harm arising from her Facebook posts and not due to the manifestation of her beliefs.
An employee who "sought" to take parental leave was protected from dismissal.
Although no formal request had been made, informal discussions about taking parental leave were enough to protect the claimant from dismissal.
There have been a couple of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions on Covid-19 and employees refusing to attend the workplace.to protect themselves from danger.
Dismissal for posting a racist joke fell within the band of reasonable responses
The existence of a "zero tolerance" policy in relation to discriminatory language meant that the decision to dismiss was fair despite the claimant's long and unblemished service record.
ICO guidance published on sharing personal data in mental health emergencies
This makes it clear that data protection does not act as a barrier to necessary and appropriate information sharing in the case of a mental health emergency.
Paternity Leave Bereavement Bill
Currently the Bill will enable bereaved fathers and partners to take leave on the death of a child's mother/adoptive parent without needing to have 26 weeks of qualifying employment.
