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Employers do not have to provide childcare vouchers during maternity leave
...employment other than remuneration. Remuneration is defined as sums payable to the employee by way of wages or salary. Ms Donaldson argued that childcare vouchers are not remuneration and therefore ...
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Calling a man ‘bald’ is sex harassment, employment tribunal rules
...employment tribunal rules Electrician brings employment tribunal claim An employment tribunal has ruled that a man who was called a ‘bald ****' by a colleague during a confrontation had been sub...
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Tina Wisener
...Employment Law since 2001 Professional memberships Employment Lawyers Association Areas of expertise Employment law issues Workplace investigations Employment disputes & tribunals ...
Yachts, Pensions and Scandals: the BHS Pension Schemes
Yachts, Pensions and Scandals: the BHS Pension Schemes Remember Robert Maxwell? On 5 November 1991, Robert Maxwell who had been reported missing, was found dead after falling overboard from his yach...
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Discriminatory shared parental pay policy: father awarded £27,000 compensation
...employment tribunal has awarded £27,000 for indirect sex discrimination arising from the terms of an employer’s enhanced shared parental pay scheme. Speedread An employment tribunal awarded £27,000...
Can I keep the Company IPad? -as published on settlementagreement.co.uk
...Employment contracts will often contain a term which requires an employee to return company property on termination of employment. A similar provision is commonly included in the settlement agreement...
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Dismissal for Disobeying Instruction not to Contact the Information Commissioner’s Office was Fair
...Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”). The EAT upheld the employment tribunal’s decision. It also rejected Mr Barton’s argument that the email and phone call could be considered together to see if the...
Are you certain you have no Illegal workers, over stayers or leavers on your payroll?
Are you certain you have no Illegal workers, over stayers or leavers on your payroll? Employers may soon be in receipt of ‘nudge’ letters from the Home Office enquiring about named individuals on thei...
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Requirement to sit multiple choice test was disability discrimination
...Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected GLS’s appeal. The employment tribunal had been entitled to conclude on the basis of the medical evidence that Ms Brookes was disadvantaged by the multiple choice fo...
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No obligation to provide weekly rest break after six consecutive working days
...employment contract or any collective agreement. Facts In Marques da Rosa v Varzim Sol - Turismo, Jogo e Animacao SA, Mr Marques da Rosa worked in a casino which opened seven days...
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Private sector off-payroll working: proposed IR35 changes
...employment status for tax purposes and the fee-payer responsible for operating PAYE and paying employer NICs where the individual is determined to be an employee. It introduced an online employm...
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Contractual change not void under TUPE
...employment tribunal rejected the claim, finding that the reason for the change was not the transfer to Meers in 2008, but the fact that the allowance was outdated and unjustified. &...
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Disability must be long-term when discrimination occurs
...Employment Appeal Tribunal disagrees Tesco appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in Tesco’s favour. The employment judge had been wrong to rule that that Ms...
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12 Month Non-Compete Clause Enforceable
...employment. The term “clients” was defined as those persons listed in Schedule 1, but Schedule 1 was never created. C’s employment contract also contained six month post-termination restrictions pre...
How to protect your business against a team move
...employment. However, this implied duty is much more limited after employment has ended and it only prevents the employee from disclosing trade secrets. The employment contract should ...
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Change in Work Location was Substantial Change to Employees’ Material Detriment
...Employment) Regulations 2006, a resignation in circumstances where there has a been a substantial change in working conditions to an employee’s material detriment is deemed to be a dismissal. The dis...
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Employee’s Summary Dismissal Took Effect When Her Solicitor Informed Her of Dismissal
...employment tribunal claim.
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Outcome of Employment Tribunal Fees Review Published
...Employment Tribunal Fees Review Published The Government’s long-awaited review of employment tribunal fees concludes that whilst there is clear evidence that fees have discouraged people from bringing...
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Contractor deemed an employee of “client” and loses his right to own source code IP
...employment therefore belonged to his employer. Facts In Sprint Electric Limited v Buyer’s Dream Ltd, Dr Potamianos was recruited by Sprint Electric Limited (SEL) because of his IT expertise. SEL req...
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Select Committee recommends extending gender pay gap reporting to employers with 50 employees
Select Committee recommends extending gender pay gap reporting to employers with 50 employees What are the findings of the report?The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has recommended...