In other news this month...
The Government has put forward changes to the whistleblowing
regime
The requirement for protected disclosures to be made "in
good faith" will be removed, substituting instead discretion
for the employment tribunal to reduce compensation by up to 25% in
cases where the disclosure is not made in good faith.
Amendments have been put forward to: (a) make employers
vicariously liable for detriments inflicted by one worker towards
another because they have made a protected disclosure; but (b)
introduce a "statutory defence" to protect employers who
take all reasonable steps to prevent such detrimental action.
Other changes
The government is amending the Employment Rights Act to
dis-apply the qualifying period for unfair dismissal if the reason
for the dismissal is, or relates to, the employee's political
opinions or affiliation. This amendment seeks to implement the
recent Redfearn decision. It does not make a dismissal on the basis
of
