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Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of August 2019.  ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of July 2019. ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of June 2019. ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of May2019. ...

Vento Guidelines updated: Injury to feelings award, The Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment   Businesses (Amendment) Regulations ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of April 2019. ...

STATUTORY PAYMENTS The annual increases to various statutory compensation limits take effect on or after 1 April 2019. ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of March 2019. Tribunal finds in favour of Middlesbrough FC in low pay claim against HMRC ...

Employment Law is constantly on the move. We keep track of the latest employment law changes. Please see below the roundup of some key cases/ decisions of February 2019. For a list of key dates for 2019, please see our bulletin Key Legislation and Changes to look out for in 2019 published in January 2019. ...

1 January 2019 - Executive Pay Gap Reporting On 1 January 2019, legislation came into force requiring UK quoted companies with more than 250 employees in the relevant financial year to publish their gender pay gap/ pay ratio between their CEO and “average” employees and other key employee engagement information. Reporting will be essential on all financial years starting on or after this date. Th...

Uber B.V. v Aslam: Worker Status and the Gig Economy The Court of Appeal has upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision and the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision that Uber drivers are workers entitled to the minimum wage and paid holidays....

The result of the UK’s EU referendum to be held on 23 June 2016 will have an impact on every major business in the UK. Even if UK stays in the EU, there is no doubt that Europe is changing fast. If there is a vote to leave there would be no change in […] ...

An employee who pulls a sickie or exaggerates the effects of an injury could be dismissed for gross misconduct. In Metroline West v Ajaj, Mr Ajaj was employed as a bus driver. He slipped at work and reported he had suffered an injury. He was seen by Occupational Health who advised that he was […] ...

National Living Wage The Government’s new National Living Wage is now law. From 1 April 2016, employers need to pay workers aged 25 and over (and not in the first year of apprenticeship) the National Living Wage which has been set at £7.20 per hour. The current National Minimum Wage for those under […] ...

Fit for Work service Department for Work and Pensions initiative The Fit for Work service has been introduced to provide free occupational health assessments and return to work assistance for employees who have been absent for four weeks or more. There is a cap on the value of the assessments at £500 (tax-free) per employee […] ...

Associative discrimination Prior to the case of Sharon Coleman v Attridge Law LLP (2008) C-303/06 (“Coleman case”), UK law did not prohibit associative discrimination against an employee on the grounds of disability. However, since this case, UK law now has to be read in line with the EU Equal Treatment Framework Directive (“The Directive”). In […] ...