Investing For The Future (Podcast)

Recent Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal decisions from July 2026 reveal critical implications for employers regarding statutory rights, disability discrimination claims, and procedural compliance. The rulings clarify when provision, criteria or practice (PCP) requirements are met, how retrospective cap increases apply to discrimination awards, and the importance of clear contractual language in displacing statutory holiday rights.

Jersey's Discrimination Law 2013 protects employees from unfair treatment based on seven protected characteristics including sex, age, race, disability, and sexual orientation. Understanding how direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment, and victimisation apply in the workplace is crucial for employers of all sizes to ensure compliance and avoid tribunal claims that can now result in awards up to £30,000.

Jersey is set to introduce statutory whistleblower protection through draft legislation that establishes a comprehensive framework for raising concerns about wrongdoing. The proposed law defines who can make protected disclosures, outlines reporting procedures, imposes investigation obligations on recipients, and provides robust protections against retaliation including automatic unfair dismissal provisions.

Jersey's draft whistleblowing law introduces significant procedural requirements for protected disclosures, departing from UK legislation in ways that create both opportunities for clarity and risks of confusion.

At our recent Channel Islands employment law seminar on change management, HR professionals and business leaders came together to explore the employment issues that arise when organisations restructure...

Jersey has a number of application routes for those wishing to move to the island to undertake business activities. Jersey’s new Skilled High Earner route is designed for non‑resident entrepreneurs...

The States of Jersey have just published their report on the proposed new Whistleblowing Law for Jersey, including the draft legislation.

On 16 March 2026, the Minister for Social Security presented the keenly awaited draft whistleblowing law to the States Assembly. If adopted, this landmark piece of legislation will introduce statutory...

Briefing Summary:In Michelle Bruce v Chapter One (Jersey) Limited [2025] TRE 81, the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal ("Tribunal") considered the claims of unfair dismissal...

At the end of December, the first two cases dealing with the newly introduced Jersey Tribunal costs regime were published. The regime, which came into force on 25 July 2025...