View in web browser Employment Law update August 2025 Welcome to the August edition of our Employment Law update.It is 25 years since the implementation of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations in July 2000. In this month’s bulletin, we focus on recent and impo
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Employment Law update

August 2025

Welcome to the August edition of our Employment Law update.


It is 25 years since the implementation of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations in July 2000. In this month’s bulletin, we focus on recent and important cases in this area, as well as a recent case on a TUPE transfer when a business changed its supplier of temporary labour.


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Part-time status must be the “sole reason” for less favourable treatment


Two recent EAT decisions have wrestled with the issue as to whether claims under the part-time worker claims should be based on a "sole cause” or “effective cause” basis.



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TUPE transfer applied to change of temporary work agency


The EAT considered the case of whether a temporary worker provided by an agency transferred under TUPE when she changed agencies, but remained engaged at the same client.


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  • Sheffield Employment and HR forum | Perfecting performance management
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    Thursday 25 September | 10:00-16:30 | Freeths' Sheffield Office
  • Employment Rights Bill update | Nottingham
    Tuesday 30 September | 09:30-11:30 | Freeths' Nottingham Office
  • Employment Rights Bill update | Leicester 
    Thursday 02 October | 09:30-11:30 | Freeths' Leicester Office
  • Sheffield Employment team | Workplace investigations
    Wednesday 19 November | 10:00-16:30 | Freeths' Sheffield Office

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Partner


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