Zero Hours Contracts at Record Levels
Analysis of the Office of National Statistics figures reported by the BBC indicate the number of people in the UK on zero hours contracts…
Employment
Confidentiality when Obtaining Employment Advice
It’s a Privilege only your Solicitor can Guarantee.
A solicitor has a fundamental legal and professional duty to preserve and protect the…
Thorntons help local employers make sense of current law employment rights
Over the last year, employment law has changed and evolved significantly making it difficult for employers to keep-up-to date with the…
The Rise of Flexible-Working: What Should an Employer Do (or Not Do) When a Request Is Received?
According to a recent study by Timewise, one in six of those earning more than £40,000 a year, work fewer than five days a week.
This is a…
Rise in Recruitment of Temporary Staff
A recent survey highlights the Scottish jobs market has seen a substantial decline in people starting full-time jobs and there is a…
Can Type 2 Diabetes be a Disability?
According to Diabetes UK, there are now 3.9 million people in the UK who are diagnosed with diabetes, and an anticipated 1.1 million…
Thorntons makes sense of the latest developments in family friendly employee rights
Employment law experts host free seminars in Tayside
Over the last 20 years the number of family friendly rights employees are entitled to…
Deliveroo riders follow Uber in employment status claims
Following the outcome of Aslam v Uber, Deliveroo riders are now also seeking legal action to acquire trade union recognition and other…
Uber good news? Employment tribunals finds Uber drivers are 'workers'
On 28 October, the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that Uber drivers are “workers” for the purposes of the Employment…
New mothers to get free advice on employment rights
Thorntons supports the National Childbirth Trust by hosting a seminar to ensure new and expectant mothers are aware of their employment…
Don't leave your IT/Social Media Policy to chance
In 2016, the majority of businesses rely on IT resources and communication systems to facilitate their work and there is no denying that…
National Minimum Wage Increase 2016
1 October 2016 marked the introduction of new rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
Employers are now legally obliged to pay…
Discriminatory Job Adverts: Are they an Opportunity for Claims?
Drafting job adverts can prove challenging for recruiters. Getting the right balance between details of the job role and the selection…
Crystal balls, mind reading and dismissals
Can an employee be dismissed for making a protected disclosure, even if the person dismissing the employee is unaware a disclosure was made…
To wear or not to wear that is the question?
Is a ban on religious clothing in the workplace discriminatory or can it be justified as a legitimate occupational requirement?
Most…
Taxi to the employment tribunal please! - Uber faces court action over employment status of its drivers.
The world’s largest provider of taxis is in an Employment Tribunal in London facing claims by its drivers that they are workers and…
How much HR involvement is too much?
Employers with HR departments understandably seek support from HR when disciplining employees but it is important that they do not become…
Is reading an employee's personal messages at work breach of privacy?
You may have heard about the case of Barbulescu v Romania which was widely reported in the media as it appeared to give employers the go…
When can an employer dismiss an employee who is not as unwell as they claim?
In a recent case the Employment Appeal Tribunal held an employee’s dismissal for exaggerating his illness was fair.
What happened?
Mr Ajaj…
Brexit - An Employment Armageddon?
The unthinkable happened yesterday – at least for 48% of UK voters – the UK has voted to exit from the European Union.
The differences in…
Dealing with Concurrent Disciplinary Proceedings and Criminal Charges
What can, and should, an employer do if an employee is charged with a criminal offence?
The recent conviction of Sunderland player Adam…