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Reasonable adjustments: What is reasonable?
...Employment and Occupation sets out useful guidance in respect of the reasonableness of reasonable adjustments. A copy of the Code can be found here (page 73). In addition to these considerations, the ...
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Redundancy: Reduction in Headcount not Essential
Redundancy: Reduction in Headcount not Essential The EAT has held that a reduction in headcount is not required in order for there to be a redundancy situation. In Fauchon v Packman Lucas Associates,...
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Government Considering Possible Changes to IR35
...employment taxes are paid; simplifying the test for determining if IR35 applies, for example by aligning the test with that used for temporary workers in the agency rules, which is based on supervis...
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Dismissal Fair Where Employer Genuinely and Reasonably Believed Employee Had No Right to Work in the UK
...employment prior to 29 February 2008, no further checks were required if, at the start of employment, current document checks had been carried out and copies kept on file. Royal Mail had not done thi...
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Gender pay gap reporting: Guidance published
Gender pay gap reporting: Guidance published Acas and the Government Equalities Office have published draft guidance “Managing gender pay reporting in the private and voluntary sectors” designed to he...
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New Criminal Offence: Failing to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion and the Preventative Measures Employers are Liable to Make
...employment contracts prohibiting employees from engaging in the facilitation of tax evasion and requiring compliance with their policy on its prevention. If you are considering including such a provi...
Update following launch of coronavirus job retention scheme
...employment law, that consent is valid for the purposes of claiming through the scheme. Collective agreement reached between an employer and a trade union is also acceptable for the purpose of such a c...
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Home Office releases updated right to work guidance – again!
...employment while they await the outcome of their EUSS application. Evidencing the right to work with a pending EUSS application Employers must provide prospective employees with every opport...
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Termination payments: What does ex-gratia mean?
...Employment Tribunal. The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed on appeal that there was no reason to believe that the payment was anything other than a gift as it was described as being an “ex-gr...
The post-lockdown world of ER issues disciplinaries, grievances and flexible working
...employment law experts Alison Garrow and Naomi Jameson will lead you through a consideration of some COVID-19 related employee complaints and concerns. Topics covered include: Flexible wor...
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Failure to Provide Agency Worker Information Led to Protective Awards
Failure to Provide Agency Worker Information Led to Protective Awards Protective awards of between 40 and 60 days’ pay have been made after a union complained that the employer had failed to provide i...
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Calculating Ill-health Pension by Reference to Part-time Salary Not Disability Discrimination
...employment tribunal upheld the claim, finding that he had been treated unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of his disability (his part time hours). However, the Employment Appeal ...
Auto-enrolment: Are we there yet?
Auto-enrolment: Are we there yet? Is auto-enrolment still relevant to employers? Yes it is. By February 2018, all employers in the UK will be required to auto-enrol their eligible jobholders in a p...
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Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms test for specific disclosure applications
...Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies scope of specific disclosure orders The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed the appeal. An employment judge can only order specific disclosure of documents ...
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New Tax-free Childcare Scheme – Draft Guidance Issued
New Tax-free Childcare Scheme – Draft Guidance Issued The Government has published draft guidance on its new tax-free childcare scheme which is scheduled to commence in Autumn 2015. The scheme will en...
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Expectation that Employee Work Long Hours Engaged Reasonable Adjustments Duty
...employment tribunal agreed. Constructive dismissal The employment tribunal ruled that although the employer’s conduct amounted to a repudiatory breach of contract, its breach was not the reason for ...
The employer's guide to zero-hours contracts - as published in HR Magazine
...employment tribunal fees a zero-hours worker may not be in a position financially to enforce their right. Labour has proposed that those who work regular hours for more than 12 weeks will have a right...
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Employer not Vicariously Liable for Assault after Office Party
...employment”, regardless of the surrounding circumstances. The judge also considered the extent to which the employment relationship was responsible for putting Mr Bellman at risk of injury at the rel...
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Do employers have to provide facilities for employees to express breastmilk?
...employment tribunal decision and so is not binding on other employment tribunals hearing similar cases. It is therefore possible that such claims could succeed on slightly different facts or before an...