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Dismissal of Underperforming Employee was Redundancy
...employment tribunal proceedings, it emerged that there were two versions of the management consultant’s report, an edited version which F was shown during consultation and an earlier version which was...
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Whistleblowing: Government Responds on Call for Evidence
...employment tribunal (which can send details of a whistleblowing claims direct to a prescribed person) cannot easily identify the appropriate person to refer the issue to, the Government will w...
National sickie day on Monday - as published on accountingWEB
National sickie day on Monday - as published on accountingWEB The first Monday in February has entered modern legend as “National Sickie Day” – the day when employees are most likely to pull a sicki...
Re-opening the doors - live Q&A on lockdown and returning to work
...employment law and business practice are having to agilely adapt to this fast-evolving situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. How can you safely return employees to work? What's the risk o...
Second national lockdown: how is going to work affected?
...Employment Support Allowance if they cannot work from home and furlough is also likely to be an option. The Government has published full new guidance for the clinically extremely ...
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Bankers Entitled to Share of EUR400m Bonus Pool
Bankers Entitled to Share of EUR400m Bonus Pool An employer’s announcement to employees of a guaranteed minimum bonus pool of EUR400 million, to be allocated on a discretionary basis according to ind...
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Woolworths Landmark Collective Redundancy Consultation Case: Written Judgment Published
Woolworths Landmark Collective Redundancy Consultation Case: Written Judgment Published The EAT’s written judgment in USDAW and others v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (in liquidation) and another has now bee...
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Zero Hours Contracts: Tackling Avoidance of Exclusivity Ban
...Employment tribunals will also be able to issue financial penalties of up to £5,000 against employers who breach the exclusivity ban. The Regulations also extend the exclusivity ban to low income con...
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Enterprise Bill Receives Royal Assent: Additional Protections for Shop Workers
...employment tribunal finds that an employer failed to notify a shop worker of their opt-out rights as required, the tribunal will be able to award the shop worker a guaranteed minimum award of two week...
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Agency Workers Regulations 2010 - Update
Agency Workers Regulations 2010 - Update The Government has now published its Guidance, which will assist employers and recruitment agencies in their preparations for the introduction of the Agency W...
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Transferor Ordered to Pay £65,500 to Transferee for Failing to Provide Employee Liability Information
...employment tribunal for breach of the employee liability provisions. The employment tribunal upheld its claim and awarded compensation of £65,500, representing the minimum award of £500 per employee i...
Are we okay to let an employee use their holidays to recover from a medical operation?
...employmentsolicitor.com Yes you can agree to this. UK law allows employees to take holiday whilst they are sick if they choose to do so. This is perhaps surprising as it is contrary to the purpose of...
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Closure of childcare voucher scheme for new entrants delayed
Closure of childcare voucher scheme for new entrants delayed The Government has announced that closure of the childcare voucher scheme for new entrants has been postponed until October 2018. It ...
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Assessing disability: Impairment must be long-term when discrimination occurs
...employment tribunal to determine whether the claimants were disabled at the time of the alleged discriminatory acts. What does this mean?Employers facing disability discrimination claims sho...
Rejecting a flexible working request - Implications for employers
...Employment Tribunal decision Karen: Ms Glover appealed this decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and it's interesting to note that her case was given support by the Equality and Human Rights C...
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Criminal Records Checking Service Still Unlawful
...employment as a teaching assistant, which was proving difficult due to her convictions. The other worked as a finance director and was concerned that he might in future be required to disclose his co...
Everything you want to know about the Immigration Skills Charge!
...employment of the domestic workforce. The Home Office has been less than transparent when quizzed about how it is using this revenue. However, we understand the intention, broadly-speaking, is to use ...
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Death in Service Benefits Recoverable in Full
...Employment Appeal Tribunal that the death in service benefits could be recovered in full. The loss of the contractual right to the death in service benefit was a real loss suffered by F. He had lost...
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Employment Law Changes from April 2016
Employment Law Changes from April 2016 The following changes come into force in April 2016: 1 April National Living Wage Workers aged 25 and over will have to be paid the National Living Wage of £7...
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Death of employee results in a six-month custodial sentence
Death of employee results in a six-month custodial sentence A self-employed contractor has been sentenced after an employee was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on him. The self-emp...