How widespread is sexual harassment in UK hospitals and doctors’ surgeries? Does the medical profession need its own #metoo movement? 
 

The NHS is the world’s fifth largest employer, with 1.2 million staff in England alone - so it’s only realis...

The Government is to introduce a code of practice to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, in a bid to encourage employers to “take their preventative responsibilities more seriously”.

Employers already have a duty to protect employees from harassment and victimis...

On 14 November the FCA published a review of firms’ whistleblowing arrangements in retail and wholesale banking. The review was conducted to identify how well the firms implemented the whistleblowing rules published by the FCA back in September 2016. 

The supervisory r...

Following the recommendations of the review conducted by Sir Norman Williams, the government has announced today that The GMC will lose the powers it used to appeal the MPTS decision in Dr Bawa Garba’s case.  
 
The Williams Review also recommends: 
 
1.    Clearer und...

Health Education England (HEE), the body responsible for education, training and workforce planning for all NHS staff in England, conceded its employer status at a preliminary employment tribunal hearing which considered if junior doctors in England could be protected...

When our client Dr Chris Day brought a whistleblowing claim against Health Education England (HEE) in October 2014, HEE argued that junior doctors have no whistleblowing protection against HEE.  This surprised many junior doctors because HEE plays an important – for ma...

The Court of Justice of the European Union has handed down a judgment in Conley King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd and Richard Dollar (C-214/16) that could see many companies and other employers forced to make large back payments for untaken annual leave entitlements...