Katie Clark
Subscribe to Katie Clark's PostsKatie Clark has significant experience advising on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Katie’s client base spans multiple business sectors and includes global corporations, financial institutions, FTSE 100 companies, manufacturing companies, service providers and start-ups. Katie is noted for her commercial approach to assisting clients to deal with employment issues ranging from day-to-day employee relations, to negotiating public limited company (PLC) board director contracts and significant business restructuring. Read Katie Clark's full bio.
UK Employment Alert: UPDATE: Unite Will Not Appeal Holiday Pay Ruling
By Katie Clark on Dec 9, 2014
Posted In Employment
Unite, the trade union that backed the majority of the claimants in Bear Scotland v Fulton regarding the calculation of holiday pay, has announced it will not appeal the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision. To read our alert on the decision, please click here. What Has Happened? One effect of the EAT’s judgment was to dramatically...
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UK Employment Alert: New Right To Time Off To Accompany A Pregnant Woman To Antenatal Appointments
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Oct 16, 2014
Posted In Employment, Health and Welfare Plans
From today, 1 October 2014, employees and agency workers who have a “qualifying relationship” with a pregnant woman or her expected child are entitled to take unpaid time off during working hours to accompany the woman to two antenatal appointments. This new right supplements the existing right of pregnant women to paid time off for...
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UK Employment Alert – Stopping The Clock: Mandatory Pre-Claim Conciliation Takes Effect From 6 May 2014
By Katie Clark on May 15, 2014
Posted In Employment
As we mentioned in our last UK Employment Alert, the government has introduced a new, pre-claim conciliation procedure for employment disputes. As of 6 May 2014, that procedure became mandatory. Before lodging the vast majority of Employment Tribunal claims, a potential claimant is now required to contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) and notify...
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Increase in UK Employment Protection Awards
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Mar 13, 2014
Posted In Employment
The compensation limits on Employment Tribunal awards and certain other amounts payable under UK employment legislation will increase as of 6 April 2014. The key changes are set out below. What Does This Mean for Employers? The changes will take effect on 6 April 2014 and will be applicable to dismissals taking effect on or...
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TUPE Changes for UK Employees: Implementation Date – Confirmed as 31 January 2014
By Katie Clark and Paul McGrath on Jan 2, 2014
Posted In Employment
We reported in the autumn on some small but important changes to TUPE planned to take effect in early 2014. We promised to let you know if there was any delay in the proposed implementation date of 1 January 2014. The UK Government has now confirmed that the TUPE changes will in fact take effect...
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TUPE on the Move: Key Changes Coming into Effect Next Year
By Katie Clark on Sep 19, 2013
Posted In Employment
As of January 1, 2014 there will be some small but important changes to TUPE. Employers who are planning on undertaking TUPE transfers in the near future may wish to consider whether or not to delay implementation to take advantage of the changes coming into effect at the start of next year. Read more here.
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