The Employment Tribunals Service (ETS) recently issued quarterly statistics regarding the cases dealt with by the Tribunals in the period January to March 2011. In combination with the annual statistics for 2009/2010, which were published in...
Last month detailed guidance was released by the Pensions Regulato r about preparing for the new employer pension dutie s, which is available at http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn11-10.aspx. In brief the duties provide for employers to: ...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) has upheld a Tribunal’s decision that it was not reasonably practicable for the Claimant to present his claim before the determination of his internal appeal and that he had presented his claim within...
An intern who worked for a publishing company has recently won her employment tribunal claim for unpaid wages and holiday pay. The intern worked unpaid for two months for the My Village Website and was personally responsible for a team of writers,...
The recent news that Toyota are to suspend production for set periods in various plants (including Derby) has no doubt shaken the workforce engaged at those premises at a time when most people are already suffering financially as a result of the...
The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 gave fathers and other eligible employees (including same-sex partners) a further right to take Additional Paternity Leave (APL) of up to 26 weeks to care for a child where the mother (or adopter) has...
The EAT has upheld a tribunal’s decision that a law firm discriminated against a male lawyer on the ground of his sex when, in a redundancy selection exercise, it inflated the score of a female colleague who was on maternity leave. In September...
A number of important changes in employment law will take effect in April 2011. These include: • From 6th April 2011, the default retirement age will be abolished. • Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 will come into force, including on...
Recruitment is all about who you know and what you know. That ‘database’ in your consultants head can be a tough asset to protect – is putting your recruitment consultant on garden leave for a month your only protection when one of your...
Alongside the budget this week the government published a Plan For Growth. In this the government set out its vision for removing barriers to growth, particularly for small businesses, by removing red tape. Many of the measures set out had been announced...
Offensive remarks or harmless banter – a “grey” area! Andy Gray sacked: Jamie Redknapp favourite to fill commentator slot at Sky Sports… This and similar headlines have raged out this week following Andy Gray’s sacking...
On 27th January 2011 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) launched a consultation on wide-ranging reforms to the employment tribunal system. “Resolving Workplace Disputes: A Consultation” sets out a number of proposals aimed...
The Government is expected to commence a consultation later this week to consider a range of employment-based reforms with a view to stabilising and boosting the economy, whilst at the same time lessening the burden on an already stretched Employment...
The recent heavy snow falls across most parts of the UK have caused disruption for many businesses. So, other than endlessly moaning about the weather, what are the legal obligations of the employer when it snows? Do you have to pay staff who are unable...
An Employment Tribunal has decided in the recent case of Cummings v Siemens Communications Limited ET/3500013/10 that employers should follow the ACAS Code: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (“ACAS Code”) when dismissing an employee for...
When one adviser may not be enough – the new compromise agreement quandary! It is common practice for employers to ask employees who might make a claim against them to sign a compromise agreement. The reason for this is that when legally binding,...
Why employers need to think twice about giving (or acting upon) a bad reference! Most employers will know that you do not have to give a reference for an employee, but if you decide to give a reference, it must be fair and accurate. What is less well-known...
Under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, an employer is currently able to retire employees at or above the default retirement age of 65, provided they follow the statutory retirement procedures. The government had always intended to review these...
ECJ sounds death knell for salary sacrifice schemes… The ECJ has sounded the death knell for salary sacrifice schemes by agreeing with HMRC that the provision of a retail voucher by a company to its employees as part of their remuneration...
There was some encouraging news for employers this month with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handing down its decision in the case of Nicolson Highlandwear Ltd v Nicolson UKEATS/0058/09/BI. In short, this case concerned an appeal to the EAT by...
The High Court has recently handed down its judgment in the case of Geys v Societe Generale [2010] EWHC 648 (CH). This case concerned an employer’s right to terminate its employee’s contract with a payment in lieu of notice. For an employer...
In Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police v Homer, the Court of Appeal has held that requiring certain staff to hold a degree in order to attain a higher-paid grade was not indirectly age discriminatory in respect of an employee who did not have time to...
Reported in the press recently was the successful claim, brought by more than 4,000 female Birmingham Council workers, under Equal Pay Act legislation for the right to be paid the same as their male colleagues. Although the amount of damages to be awarded is...
A raft of new employment laws came into force on 6 April 2010. Among the changes were: a new system of fit notes which replace sick notes additional paternity leave and pay a new right for employees to request time off for study or training ...
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