Questions and Answers

I understand that a recent case decided that the protection offered by the TUPE Regulations to employees can also apply to workers. Can you confirm this and explain the implications of the decision?

It appears that a number of my staff are not keen to move to a new employer under a forthcoming TUPE transfer. What advice should I give to them?

Part of my business is to be sold and transferred to a new employer in three months’ time. The transferee (the new employer) has asked me to make redundant some of the employees who are to be transferred before the time of the transfer. How should I respond?

Is it worth investing in sit-stand desks for our employees to promote better health?

What is a “philosophical belief” and how are such claims decided?

Is veganism a protected philosophical belief? I have an employee who is very vociferous in their promotion of the vegan ethic and I have heard reports that this may be causing issues in the workplace.

If a contract stipulates a maximum level for insurance cover, does that minimise my liability?

An employee has informed me that they are planning to undergo IVF treatment. Do we have to make any special accommodations for them at work?

Following an inspection by our insurance company, it has informed us that we must assess the risk of machinery being struck by lightning when in use. It states that this is a legal requirement under health and safety legislation. Is this the case?

If, by agreement, an employee has changed their hours of work, can they demand at a later date to revert to their original working pattern?