Holiday Pay: Two steps forward, two steps back?
The latest Employment Appeal Tribunal decision has been published relating to how holiday pay should be calculated for employees who do not…
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Narrowing the Gap - Gender Pay Reporting
Plans that Employers will have to publish details on the gender pay gap in their workplace have been published.
Today Nicky Morgan, MP…
Can employers withhold sums due by an employee when they leave?
We have had a few queries recently about whether sums owed by an employee to their employer can be recovered from their final salary…
Jokes and cultural issues in the workplace
When Michael McFeat posted a picture of co-workers at a work canteen along with a caption, I doubt he expected that less than a week later…
Ten Resolutions to make 2016 a less stressful HR year
Ten actions employers and HR professionals should take now to for a less stressful 2016
Employment Law Solicitor, Amy Jones shares his New…
What's new for Employment Law in 2016?
As we all get used to dating documents 2016 and Festive excesses become a distant memory, it’s a good time to consider the last year and…
Should employers and/or employees record internal hearings?
Is it good practice to record internal disciplinary or grievance hearings and what happens if an employee covertly records a hearing.
At…
Employees face different outcomes for the same disciplinary incident
Is it fair for employees involved in the same disciplinary incident to be issued with different sanctions?
In the case of MBNA…
Does whistleblowing legislation apply to internal disputes about terms of employment?
The EAT held that a dispute between an employer and a group of employees relating to their terms and conditions of employment was capable…
Name-blind Recruitment: An end to Racial Discrimination?
Organisations from across the public and private sectors have agreed to use name-blind recruitment in an effort to combat discrimination…
HR involvement in disciplinary investigation rendered dismissal unfair in a warning to HR advisors
Employment Appeal Tribunal uphold decision where a disciplinary investigation that had been heavily influenced by HR resulted in unfair…
Employment and Abolition of the Driving Licence Counterpart
On 8 June 2015 the DVLA stopped issuing paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence and existing paper counterparts no longer have…
Holiday Pay Update - Is the law on overtime and holiday pay any clearer?
Employment Law specialist Noele McClelland looks at recent cases which have been shaped by claims involving holiday pay.
For employment…
The Picture Becomes Clearer around Holidays, Sick Leave and Carry forward
The issue of employees being able to carry over holidays when they have been unable to take them due to being on long term sickness has…
Uniform Policies and Indirect Discrimination
Does your business have a uniform policy, and if so does it accommodate a person's religious beliefs?
The extent to which an employer may…
Is Travelling Time Working Time?
Does the time that peripatetic workers (i.e. workers who are not assigned to a fixed or habitual place of work) spend travelling from home…
When is a disclosure in the public interest?
Whistleblowing remains a high profile topic and with the need for two years' service before an employee can raise an unfair dismissal case…
Whistleblowing what is it and what does it mean for employers?
Our recent mock tribunal centred on whether an employee had "blown the whistle" by making a qualifying disclosure. What exactly is a…
Zero Hours Contract: A key manifesto battleground in the 2015 General Election
One of the battlegrounds for the forthcoming General Election focuses on the use of zero hours contracts. Are they the scourge of society…
The 1D effect and Compassionate Leave for Employees
The Independent reported last week that employees have been requesting compassionate leave to cope with the news Zayn Malik has left One…
Employment Tribunal Limits to change.
With effect from 6 April 2015 the award limits for Employment Tribunals will increase.
Every year, the UK Government revises the key…