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Unfair dismissal and redundancy compensation limits going up from 6 April 2018
...employment is on or after 6 April 2018. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase to £83,682 (up from £80,541) and the maximum amount of a week’s pay (used for calcu...
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Forstater v CGD Europe & Others: Maya Forstater succeeds in Employment Tribunal
...Employment Tribunal, overwhelmingly claimants. He was the first employment lawyer to pursue Employment Tribunal claims on behalf of Gender Critical clients. As well as Maya Forst...
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PHI: Holiday is not payable for those who agree to PHI
...employment came to an end by reason of her retirement. This was broadly for two reasons: On termination, RCN made a payment in lieu of the statutory holiday she had accrued for the current leave ...
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Fiduciary Duties: Accounting for secret profits
...employment. Mr Docherty did not disclose his 50% shareholding in a company which provided services to Samsung and actively ensured that Samsung would continue to do business with his company by ...
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Health and Safety Myths
Health and Safety Myths The Health and Safety Executive regularly publishes answers from its health and safety Myth Busting Challenge Panel. We take a look at a recent issues considered. Can you stoc...
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Justice Committee Reports on Impact of Employment Tribunal Fees
...Employment Tribunal Fees The House of Commons Justice Committee has published its report following its inquiry into how the introduction of employment tribunal fees has affected access to justice. Whi...
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Criminal Records Checking System Unlawful
Criminal Records Checking System Unlawful The Court of Appeal has held that the criminal records checking system which requires the disclosure of all recorded convictions and cautions is incompatible ...
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Severe Obesity May be a Disability
...employment, he had a BMI of 54, categorising him as Class III obese (or severe, extreme or morbidly obese) under the World Health Organisation classification. K claimed he was dismissed because of his...
So, it’s that time of year: Valentine’s day
...Employment Tribunal. Here are my top five tips: Avoid giving gifts or making romantic gestures in the office. Aside from the potential of being left red-faced if you are rebuffed, it could amount to...
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Agency workers - does your business use them? Has the agency supplying them been properly vetted?
...Employment Tribunal which determined that TP and LU were equally liable for the breach of Regulation 5(1) and so LU had a 50% liability. However, the Tribunal ruled that the claimants should not be aw...
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Employer’s covert video surveillance did not breach employees’ privacy rights
Employer’s covert video surveillance did not breach employees’ privacy rights Carrying out covert video surveillance of employees suspected of theft did not breach their right to privacy, the European...
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Ban on exclusivity clauses for low-paid workers in force
...employment is needed for employees to bring this claim. Workers and employees who breach an exclusivity term in their contract are also protected from detrimental treatment. An employment tribu...
Bonus Disputes: what happens when things go wrong?
...employment was unlawful and/or that the employee's employment was terminated in such a way to avoid it having to pay out a bonus, which amounts to bad faith, was irrational or perverse, and/or was in ...
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Show me all you’ve got for a tenner - Data Subject Access Request
Show me all you’ve got for a tenner - Data Subject Access Request Speedread The High Court refused to order a firm of solicitors to comply with a subject access request. It was not reasonable or prop...
Work from home guidance to be lifted from 19 July
Work from home guidance to be lifted from 19 July The Prime Minister has confirmed that work from home guidance is to be lifted when England moves to stage four of the Government’s roadmap for easing ...
Abuse of Zero Hours Contracts – Zero Tolerance?
...employment tribunal fee regime, although they may qualify for fee remission. Furthermore issues still remain over abuse (sometimes inadvertent abuse) that arises from the lack of information about ze...
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Covert CCTV recording in the workplace – is it ever lawful?
...Employment Practices Code (“Employment Code”) and Supplementary Guidance on employee monitoring. It also has a Data Protection Code on the Use of Surveillance Cameras (“Surveillance Code”). While crea...
A good reputation is more valuable than money - PERSONNEL TODAY
...employment as a result of such stigma. In practice, such damages are very difficult to obtain.The recent Court of Appeal decision in Chagger –v- Abbey National & Another has revived the concept ...
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Addison Lee drivers were workers, not self-employed
...Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld an employment tribunal decision that Addison Lee private hire drivers were workers entitled to holiday pay and the National Minimum Wage. Facts In Addison...
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Refusal to pay resigning employee fair market value for shares not unfair
...employment tribunal disagreed. The law on penalties did not apply as Mrs Nosworthy had not breached the agreement by resigning. Mrs Nosworthy appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (...