Good morning, Everyone,

In this week’s MMD Sam and Nils explore a recent Employment Tribunal case, and a recent update to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Daniel’s video further discusses the Employment Rights Bill. In the news we take a look at dismissals in the police workforce. Plus, don’t miss our Mock Tribunal event this week!

UPCOMING EVENTS

20 November at 8:30 am – Weetwood Hall Estate, Leeds

Mock Tribunal Event on Menopause and Age Discrimination

Join us for this free all morning event navigating the complexities of menopause and age discrimination issues within the workplace. Complimentary breakfast and parking available.

For more details and how to register, please visit our website:

https://www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/seminars/business-services-seminars/

Or email: seminars@chadlaw.co.uk 

THE MMD PODCAST

Episode 45: A Dog’s Dinner!

Join Sam and Nils for this week’s episode in which they discuss a recent Employment Tribunal case involving Bolt drivers establishing their employment status. Elsewhere, they discuss a recent update to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act which came into force in 2023.

Listen to the episode:-

Here on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4fthf7B

Here on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4fPtcnz

THE MEDIA HUB

Employment Rights Bill – Leave it Out! 

Whilst a raft of employment law changes have recently been proposed, many longer-term ideas have not made it into the Employment Rights Bill. We examine what could be introduced further down the line, commenting on the right to switch off, unpaid internships, minimum wage age bands, pay gap reporting and the parental leave system, among other elements.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Y4d7t664nwo?si=Tg-Xutl22T03zDjV

Police Dismissals up by Almost 50% from 2023

In the wake of increased concern about the culture of policing in the UK, the College of Policing has released statistics that show that the number of police officers sacked and barred from returning to work has increased by almost 50% from 2023 to 2024.

The statistics come at a time when the police force is already under heavy scrutiny for the conduct of its officers, following the murder of Sarah Everard by PC Wayne Couzens in 2021, the jailing of former Met Police sergeant David Carrick for a series of rapes over twenty years and the emergence of the fact that several UK police officers were members of a discriminatory WhatsApp group. These instances have resulted in the Met and other police forces commissioning independent reviews of their workplace culture, which have uncovered examples of institutionalised misogyny, racism and homophobia.

The figures show that between March 2023 and 2024, 593 police officers were sacked from the force. The Police Barred list lists a total of 912 reasons for why officers were sacked, the most common reason being dishonesty (125 cases).  The list showed that 74 cases featured sexual offences or misconduct, 71 featured discrimination, 66 featured unlawful access to or disclosure of information, 33 featured officers abusing their position for a sexual purpose, 18 featured officers partaking in a discriminatory WhatsApp group and another 18 featured officers possessing indecent images of children.

Whilst the College have described the figures as being “hugely disappointing”, they have also pointed to the fact that the figures show that they have put in place robust procedures to identify and tackle with wrongdoing.

They have also stressed that the number of dismissals represents just 0.35% of the workforce, and that they are committed to continuing to attract the right people into the force, and barring those who do not meet these standards from having any future in the police.

Read the report: Police dismissals (Home Office forces) 2023 to 2024 | College of Policing

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SESSIONS

Through our relationship with Tailored Learning Solutions who provide mental health first aid courses in our business, we are now able to announce that we are running multiple courses at our Wakefield office including the following:

• 23 and 24 April 2025
• 25 and 26 June 2025
• 24 and 25 September 2025

The details of these sessions can be found at the Tailored Learning Solutions website: https://www.tailoredlearningsolutions.co.uk/book-online?category=all-services

If you would like further information and details of the cost for these events, please email carolgledhill@chadlaw.co.uk