Legal Issues – Holiday Pay Uncertainty to Continue
The uncertainty surrounding holiday pay looks set to continue for some time yet as the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) issued its long-awaited decision in Lock v British Gas on 22nd February 2016.
The EAT has rejected the appeal made by… Legal Issues – Gender Pay Reporting
Gap Analysis
12 February 2016 was the day the government published its draft regulations on gender pay gap reporting. Consultation on the draft regulations will continue until 11 March. All going to plan, these will come into force on 1… Legal Issues – How Private are Private Communications When You are at Work?
You may have seen reports in the press recently on the case of Mr Barbulescu v Romania lamenting the decision as a “snooper’s charter” but has this case really changed the position in the UK?
The case concerned monitoring of… Legal Issues – Forthcoming Changes
Regular readers will be aware that the Government has proposed changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) by introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) and continue to develop the law relating to zero hours contracts and their potential abuse.… Legal Issues – The Immigration Bill 2015
With immigration and migrant workers making the headlines in the UK, we consider what the government’s proposals on curbing migration and illegal working could mean for employers.
Currently, an employer in the UK can be fined up to £20,000 per… Legal Issues – BIS Guidance on Zero-Hours Contracts Published
On 15 October, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published guidance on zero-hours contracts. This follows on from the provision in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 prohibiting the use of exclusivity clauses or terms in… Legal Issues – Shared Parental Leave to be Extended to Grandparents
On 5 October 2015, the Chancellor, George Osborne announced that the Government intends that shared parental leave and pay will be extended to grandparents.
The Government intends to introduce new legislation and consult on the details of this proposal during… Legal Issues – New ACAS Discrimination Guides and Employment Tribunal fees challenge rejected
New ACAS discrimination guides:
ACAS has launched new practical advice to help employers identify, tackle and prevent discrimination in the workplace. The new Equality guides focus on:
Equality and Discrimination: understand the basics – outlines the fundamentals of what employers,… Legal Issues – National Living Wage and Consultation on Tax Free Payments
The UK Government, in its first budget as a fully conservative government, announced last month that they will be introducing a National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour in April 2016 for all working people aged 25 and over.
The… Legal Issues – The Queen’s Speech
Following on from our previous report on the likely consequences of a Conservative government with an effective majority, the government has now set out its plans for the next 5 years in the Queen’s speech.
As expected, industrial relations was…