Weekly Issue 851

New workers' rights in 2024

The conciliation service has found that most employees do not know they will be entitled, from next April, to ask to work flexibly immediately on starting work.

Intention to resign

The appeal tribunal has held that, when trying to decide whether someone has resigned or been dismissed, tribunals must consider all the issues objectively.

Inability to return

When trying to decide whether someone has an impairment or not, the appeal court has said that tribunals must focus on what a reasonable employer would do.