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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…

Labour plans to promote flexi-time

The shadow minister for Women and Equalities, Dawn Butler has revealed that Labour plans to give workers a day one right to select their working hours. Labour wishes to…

BEIS: new holiday pay guidance after “alarming” lack of awareness revealed.

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have created a useful tool and guidance for employers for calculating workers holiday pay entitlement whose pay/hours are not fixed. The…

New ACAS Guidance on age discrimination for employers

ACAS has recently published new guidance on age discrimination for employers, managers, HR professional, employees, trade union representatives and job applicants. Firstly, the guidance provides clear examples of necessary actions…

Swindled, Sacked and Sued

Peebles Media Group has launched legal action against an ex-employee, Patricia Reilly after she was conned into making online payments of nearly £200,000 to a fraudulent company. In 2015, Ms…

Government scraps £65 settled status fee for EU citizens

A recent announcement by the Government states it is scrapping the £65 settled status fee for all EU citizens who want to apply for permanent residence post-Brexit. The scrap comes…

BEIS publishes new guidance on itemised payslips

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance on the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) (Itemised Pay Statement) (amendment) (NO2) Order 2018. The new legislation…

Government response to BEIS Committee report on gender pay gap reporting (employment aspects).

On 2 August 2018 the House of Commons Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee published a Gender Pay Gap Report as the first tranche of the Committee’s…

ACAS published latest early conciliation statistics

Statistics have been published on the ACAS early conciliation service for the period of April to September 2018. Around 85,400 totalled the numbers of individuals covered by the notification, which…

Employment Tribunal Quarterly Statistics for July to September 2018.

The Ministry of Justice has recently published, the employment tribunal quarterly statistics for the months July to September 2018. When compared to the same period of 2017, receipts, disposal and…

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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

Labour plans to promote flexi-time

BEIS: new holiday pay guidance after “alarming” lack of awareness revealed.

New ACAS Guidance on age discrimination for employers

Swindled, Sacked and Sued

Government scraps £65 settled status fee for EU citizens

BEIS publishes new guidance on itemised payslips

Government response to BEIS Committee report on gender pay gap reporting (employment aspects).

ACAS published latest early conciliation statistics

Employment Tribunal Quarterly Statistics for July to September 2018.