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I am an employment lawyer and a dual qualified barrister and solicitor. I advise employers on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment and discrimination law which includes boardroom disputes, large-scale reorganisation and redundancies, injunction proceedings following strike ballots, senior executive terminations, discrimination and whistleblowing claims. I have extensive advocacy experience in the Employment Tribunal and the EAT, as well as the higher courts.
The types of issues I advise on include Boardroom disputes, large-scale reorganisation and redundancies, injunction proceedings following strike ballots, senior executive terminations, discrimination and whistleblowing claims. I have extensive advocacy experience in the Employment Tribunal and the EAT, as well as the higher courts.Publications:
I have contributed various articles to XpertHR. I am also regularly called on by national media organisations to comment on topical employment law issues.
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- Acted for Southwest Consortium and advised them on breaking away from the Agenda for Change terms & conditions.
- I advised an NHS Trust who were defending a whistle-blowing claim brought by a former CEO.
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Furlough Leave - HMRC Guidance
27/03/2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – FAQ’s
24/03/2020
Employment news round-up, January 2017
25/01/2017
Julian Hoskins with this month's employment law news in brief, including the Supreme Court's decision on the Brexit process,...
Employment news round-up, December 2016
15/12/2016
Our last round-up of the key employment news in brief for 2016 covers: an update on industrial action reform; further ET reform;...
Employment news round-up, November 2016
30/11/2016
Julian Hoskins on the latest employment law news in brief for November 2016.
Is ring-fencing pay a 'reasonable adjustment'?
28/09/2016
The EAT has considered whether long-term pay protection is capable of amounting to a 'reasonable adjustment' for a disabled...
Employment news round-up - April 2016
28/04/2016
Julian Hoskins provides this month's round-up of key employment law developments.
Employment law news round-up, March 2016
31/03/2016
Julian Hoskins on the essential employment law news for March 2016: the Budget for employers; important news on engaging public...
Disability-related sickness absence & reasonable adjustments
28/01/2016
Julian Hoskins and Gemma Griffiths provide a report on the Griffiths v the Department for Work & Pensions case.
Alert! Travel time included in "working time"
10/09/2015
In an important decision for any organisation whose workers are based at home but travel to carry out their work – such as...
Change is gonna come? Changing employee contracts
26/02/2015
Julian Hoskins looks at the sometimes tricky area of changing terms and conditions of employment, focussing on two recent...
Employment news round-up October 2014
31/10/2014
Our pick of October's key employment law developments are brought to you by Julian Hoskins and cover: the Ebola crisis, holiday...
Zeroing in on zero hours
31/07/2014
Zero-hours contracts have attracted much media attention recently, with the latest development being Vince Cable's announcement...
Avoiding increased risk on dismissal procedures
27/02/2014
Avoiding increased risk on dismissal procedures
Employment Eye – Alert! Tribunal Fee Challenge Unsuccessful
07/02/2014
Last Summer, fees for the use of the employment tribunal service were introduced for the first time in its history. Since 29 July...
Key employment law developments: what to expect in 2014
28/01/2014
The New Year promises to be as eventful as ever in relation to employment law developments. Hot on the heels of the new TUPE...
Establishment challenged – redundancy law rewritten
31/07/2013
Establishment challenged – redundancy law rewritten
Employment Law Tracker Update – your ultimate guide
27/03/2013
Employment Law Tracker Update – your ultimate guide
Employment Eye Alert - Employment tribunal cases settled by judicial...
22/03/2013
Since the publication of the Robert Francis report into the Mid Staffordshire Hospital in February, there has been a lot of...
Employment Eye Alert - Ban on NHS 'gagging orders'
14/03/2013
Employment Eye Alert - Ban on NHS 'gagging orders'
Employment Eye: February 2013
28/02/2013
Welcome to the February 2013 edition of Employment Eye our monthlynewsletterwith informationon the latest employment law...
The inside track on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public...
28/02/2013
In a follow-up to our recent alerton the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Julian Hoskins discusses...
Mid Staffordshire NHS Inquiry Report - Key points: Workforce Issues
06/02/2013
As Mr Francis QC points out in the report, much has been said about whistleblowing during the Inquiry, and much has been written...
Employment Eye
31/01/2013
Welcome to the January 2013 edition of Employment Eye our monthlynewsletterwith informationon the latest employment law...
Employment Eye: Trigger points - an update on starting collective...
31/10/2012
Employment Eye: Trigger points - an update on starting collective consultation
Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR) Dismissals
29/06/2012
Lara Feghali tackles the complex area of SOSR dismissals, providing some further guidance on this issue by reference to case law,...
Overtime and the Working Time Regulations
27/01/2012
Julian Hoskinsdiscusses the recent judgment by the EAT in the case of Arriva London South Ltd v Nicolaou UKEAT/0293/11 which held...
Can employees claim contractual damages for the manner of their...
21/12/2011
The Supreme Court has finally handed down its reserved judgment in the much anticipated case Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital...
Agency Workers Regulations and final Guidance
24/05/2011
The long awaited final guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations (‘the Regulations’) has now been published by the Department for...
Reasonable adjustments - case round up
29/12/2010
Two key recent decisions have looked at the question of the reasonableness of adjustments required for disabled employees: whether...
Are you ready for action?
29/09/2010
At the recent TUC Congress, union delegates backed joint industrial action if "attacks" on jobs, pensions and public...
Human rights and disciplinary hearings
25/08/2010
Julian Hoskins examines the options for employers regarding legal representation at internal dismissal cases.
All change: workforce implications of the Health White Paper
28/07/2010
Julian Hoskins reports on how the NHS White Paper, published this month, impacts on workforce matters and highlights the legal...
Minding your Ts and Cs: compensation for breach of contractual...
30/06/2010
Julian Hoskins exaimes the Court of Appeal's decision to allow claims for general losses to be made in casesof breach of procedure...
Employer restrained from starting capability procedure
28/04/2010
In Mezey v South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, the Court of Appeal has confirmed, for the first time, that...
When must consultations start in redundancies?
25/09/2009
Following on from the Advocate General's Opinion back in April, the ECJ has now handed down its decision in the case of Akavan...
ECJ issue decision on holiday entitlement during long term sick leave
20/01/2009
As we reported in January 2008 the Advocate General delivered her opinion in the case of Stringer and others v Her Majesty’s...
New Acas draft Code of Practice published
10/11/2008
Acas has published the latest draft of its Code of Practice, to come into effect on the repeal of the statutory disciplinary and...
He is approachable and good at explaining complex legal issues to senior employees who may not have a legal background