Ben Smith

Employment law nerd. General nerd. Senior Associate @GQLittler. #ukemplaw (he/him)

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

A Labour victory is it? You should sign up to our webinar to learn what Labour plan for employment law (spoilers: lots of change).

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

A Labour victory is it? You should sign up to our webinar to learn what Labour plan for employment law (spoilers: lots of change).

[Littler United Kingdom @littler_uk]

In this webinar, we'll discuss how the new government's proposals for employment law may impact #employers in the wake of the UK #generalelection.

Thurs 18th July 2024 | 16:00 -BST

https://t.co/QjIxSTWi0Z

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Said meme now expressed in writing here. https://t.co/JcR9svLyOV

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Artist’s impression of me trying to understand the amendments to the working time regs.

[Littler United Kingdom @littler_uk]

Alison Sneddon and @EmpLawBen examine the recent pension tax changes in the UK, who they affect and what employers should be doing in response.
#emplaw #pensions #tax
https://t.co/9ylinKHkcp

[Robin Moira White (she/her) @moira_robin]

Laughable. The EHRC have only reflected the gender-critical view. They are unfit for purpose. Fortunately there is no time for this in the remainder of the legislative programme of the present government. Then they will be gone.

[Littler United Kingdom @littler_uk]

As words like ‘woke’ litter the public discourse and people are stirred to take positions on all sides of the so-called ‘culture war’, @EmpLawBen outlines the law on protected beliefs and sets out what employers should be doing. #protectedbelief #discrimination #emplaw

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

By me, on the tricky territory employers have to navigate in relation to discrimination protections for protected beliefs.

[Personnel Today @personneltoday]

Discrimination because of protected beliefs: what do employers need to know? https://t.co/RJZNRL3Wbc

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

The tl;dr of it is that this decision will make it calculating holiday pay for workers with atypical working patterns more onerous and in some cases more expensive, unless and until Parliament legislates (which is not going to be on the top of the list, given general chaos).

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

My hot take on the Supreme Court’s decision in Harpur Trust is that it shows the trend of judicial conservatism that I’ve seen some (much cleverer people than me) discussing, with courts much less willing to take “radical” interpretations of legislation.

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Happy Harpur v Brazel Eve to those who celebrate.

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

So there’s this odd reconfiguring of the balance of the separation of powers going on, because there have been so many high profile bust ups between the courts and the government lately.

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

And some slightly more expanded thoughts on Harpur here with @DarrenIsaacs https://t.co/NXozC8MjZn

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

My hot take on the Supreme Court’s decision in Harpur Trust is that it shows the trend of judicial conservatism that I’ve seen some (much cleverer people than me) discussing, with courts much less willing to take “radical” interpretations of legislation.

[Littler United Kingdom @littler_uk]

The Supreme Court has published its long-anticipated decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel today, confirming that paid holiday for part-year employees/workers on permanent contracts must not be pro-rated. @DarrenIsaacs and @EmpLawBen outline the decision. https://t.co/oOBMjHeRu7

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Happy Harpur v Brazel Eve to those who celebrate.

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Great to hear @GQLittler’s Raoul Parekh speaking about #AI and #EmploymentLaw at #HWatWork 2022 this morning.

[Littler United Kingdom @littler_uk]

This week the UK government announced that the majority of remaining Covid restrictions will be lifted in England over the coming weeks. @EmpLawBen outlines the headline points for employers. #covid19 #ukemploymentlaw #covidrestrictions https://t.co/iPqbGZFhFK

[Adam Wagner KC @AdamWagner1]

Gay cake case declared inadmissible by the European Court of Human Rights. What a disappointment! https://t.co/ZdQUWFxlPi

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Now, time to figure out how to finally get my Irish passport...

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Excited to finally be able to say that @GQLittler, London arm of @Littler, is opening a Dublin office today, with partner Niall Pelly joining the firm.

[Ben Smith @EmpLawBen]

Ireland, and Dublin, is very close to my heart so I'm thrilled that we're expanding into Ireland. Excited to work with Niall and visit the Dublin office (when we're allowed to!).