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Employee entitled to PHI benefits until he could return to the same job with the employer

In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal decided that an employee would have been entitled to benefits under a permanent health insurance (PHI) scheme until his death or retirement,…

Pimlico plumber loses £74,000 holiday pay claim

An employment tribunal has ruled that plumber Gary Smith, whose status as a worker was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2018 is not entitled to his alleged £74,000 arrears…

New ACAS guidance on neurodiversity in the workplace

Acas has published new guidance on handling neurodiversity in the workplace. The new guidance explains what neurodiversity is and highlights the difference types of neurodivergence and the unique difficulties they…

Government campaign launched to increase awareness of holiday entitlement

To help workers understand their rights and to ensure that employers understand their obligations in relation to holiday pay, on 12 March 2019, the government launched a campaign to clarify…

Possible introduction of gender pay gap reporting for little companies

Hilary Spencer, the director of the Government Equalities Office, has announced that gender pay gap reporting will be established for little companies. The action was proposed in 2017 and companies…

GDPR One Year On – Statistics

One year on after GDPR came into force on the 25 May 2018, below is an overview of the key statistics: In June 2018, 1,792 breaches were reported to the…

Potential changes to the National Minimum Wage’s ‘naming and shaming’ arrangements

Conservative ministers are no longer ‘naming and shaming’ companies that do not pay their workers the legally required national minimum wage, according to Labour MP Stephanie Peacock. Companies have not…

Menopause versus work

Recent research into the effect of the menopause has shown that it generally affects women between the ages of 50 to 64. The time off work due to symptoms caused…

Human rights and discrimination adviser helpline

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is now providing a telephone helpline to professional organisations that provide advice in relation to human rights or discrimination to individuals. Members of…

Disclosure and Barring Services Checks and Deductions in England and Wales

There is no doubt that Employers and Employees often ponder who is responsible for bearing the cost of a DBS check. Has it ever occurred in your workplace? The Government…

Permission to appeal a data breach case in the Supreme Court

Following an unsuccessful appeal made by Morrisons in October 2018 against the High Court’s decision of liability for data breach claims brought by 5,518 employees, the Supreme Court have allowed…

Off-payroll working rules are changing

‘Off-payroll’ refers to individuals that work through companies and must pay taxes, similar to those which other employees must pay. From 6 April 2020, the rules relating to off-payroll workers…

Plans to digitise employment tribunals

A plan has been announced to modernise employment tribunals. The aim is to have an electronic case management system which will enable tribunal users, panel members and judges to view…

Injuries on the Dancefloor

At a research institute’s Christmas party where alcohol was being served, a visiting scientist at the institute tried to pick up an employee off the dancefloor, however this was unsuccessful…

Directors can be personally liable for breach of an employment contract

The High Court has recently decided that officers of a limited company can be personally liable for its breaches of an employment contract. In a claim for damages for exploitative…

Employers missing out on best candidates due to discriminative approval to applications.

In a recently published study by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice, the criminal record “tick box” commonly found on job applications was found to be redundant and discouraging…

Hot Topics for Employment Law – April 2019

Below we take a look at some significant changes expected in employment law in April 2019. Gender pay gap report Employers with 250 + employees must report on their percentage…

New Guidance on employment tribunals powers

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance for users of employment tribunals on the powers available to tribunals. This is a response to feedback that…

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Employee entitled to PHI benefits until he could return to the same job with the employer

Pimlico plumber loses £74,000 holiday pay claim

New ACAS guidance on neurodiversity in the workplace

Government campaign launched to increase awareness of holiday entitlement

Possible introduction of gender pay gap reporting for little companies

GDPR One Year On – Statistics

Potential changes to the National Minimum Wage’s ‘naming and shaming’ arrangements

Menopause versus work

Human rights and discrimination adviser helpline

Disclosure and Barring Services Checks and Deductions in England and Wales

Permission to appeal a data breach case in the Supreme Court

Off-payroll working rules are changing

Plans to digitise employment tribunals

Injuries on the Dancefloor

Directors can be personally liable for breach of an employment contract

Employers missing out on best candidates due to discriminative approval to applications.

Hot Topics for Employment Law – April 2019

New Guidance on employment tribunals powers