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New Guidance on employing people with disabilities or health condition.

A guide on recruiting, managing and supporting employees with disabilities and health conditions has been published by the Department for work and pensions. The guidance follows the Disability Confident campaign,…

#MeToo Impact on Workplace Culture

ACAS has published new research, to investigate the effect of the #MeToo movement on workplace culture. Despite, the widespread media coverage surrounding the #MeToo movement, only 1 in 4 respondents…

Court of Appeal: Sash Windows Case settles

Settlement arrived on 20 November 2018 for Sash Windows Workshops Ltd & another v King, coincidently, the same day the Court of Appeal was due to hear the case. The…

Ffurflen ET1 ar gael nawr yn y Gymraeg.

I ddiwallu anghenion siaradwyr Cymraeg, mae gwefan y Llywodraeth wedi cyflwyno fersiwn Cymraeg o’r ffurflen ET1. Mae’r fersiwn Cymraeg o’r ffurflen ET3 hefyd yn cael ei ddatblygu ar hyn o…

Dismissing bus driver for failing drugs test was unfair

A recent employment tribunal case involving First Essex Bus Limited found that a bus driver was unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after failing a routine drugs test. The tribunal felt…

New ACAS advice on performance management systems

New advice has been published by ACAS on performance management and the fair treatment of staff. The advice based on research which found that 1 in 4 organisations adapt their…

Taylor Review: Naming Shaming Scheme for Unpaid Employment Tribunal Awards Launched

In December 2018, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a scheme to name employers who fail to pay employment tribunal awards. Back in July 2017, the…

Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry into use of NDA’s in harassment and discrimination case.

In November 2018, the Women and Equalities Committee launched a full-scale inquiry into non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) in harassment and discrimination cases, which is a follow on from their sexual harassment…

Consultation on parental bereavement leave and apply government response published.

The new Act, Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, aims to create a statutory right for employed parents to, paid time off, work following the loss of a child…

Use it or lose it does not apply to workers

In two recent German cases, the Working Time Directive(WTD), was interpreted by the European Court of Justice on the basis that a worker does not automatically lose their accrued but…

Acas publishes new advice on references

Acas has produced new guidance for employers and employees regarding job references, and it has been compiled with regard to the most frequently asked questions on the Acas helpline. …

A managing director’s drunken assault on an employee was “in the course of employment” rendering the company vicariously liable

The Court of Appeal (COA) has recently decided that a company was vicariously liable for an assault carried out by one of its managing directors on an employee, which left…

61% of women look at organisations’ gender pay gaps when applying for jobs

A survey of 2,515 employees by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has revealed that 61% of women take an organisation’s gender pay gap into consideration when applying for…

Acas publishes latest quarterly early conciliation statistics

Statistics from April to June 2018 have been published by Acas on its early conciliation (EC) service. According to the statistics, the total number of EC notifications received had increased…

Employee who gave notice anticipating internal transfer had not resigned from employment

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal decision regarding an employee’s written notice – that it related to an anticipated internal change of jobs and was not notice…

DBS Email Address Changing

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has announced their email address is due to change. The previous email address was “dbs.gsi.gov.uk” and has now changed to “dbs.gov.uk”. The DBS has…

CIPD and Mind Publish Mental Health Guidance for Employers.

CIPD and Mind have published a guide for managers to assistance improvement in their responses to issues of mental health amongst employees. The new guide replaces the former guide and…

National Minimum Wage: report on compliance and enforcement.

The Government has published a report on National Minimum Wage detailing evidence on compliance and enforcement for the current year. The report has highlighted the following: – A record breaking…

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New Guidance on employing people with disabilities or health condition.

#MeToo Impact on Workplace Culture

Court of Appeal: Sash Windows Case settles

Ffurflen ET1 ar gael nawr yn y Gymraeg.

Dismissing bus driver for failing drugs test was unfair

New ACAS advice on performance management systems

Taylor Review: Naming Shaming Scheme for Unpaid Employment Tribunal Awards Launched

Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry into use of NDA’s in harassment and discrimination case.

Consultation on parental bereavement leave and apply government response published.

Use it or lose it does not apply to workers

Acas publishes new advice on references

A managing director’s drunken assault on an employee was “in the course of employment” rendering the company vicariously liable

61% of women look at organisations’ gender pay gaps when applying for jobs

Acas publishes latest quarterly early conciliation statistics

Employee who gave notice anticipating internal transfer had not resigned from employment

DBS Email Address Changing

CIPD and Mind Publish Mental Health Guidance for Employers.

National Minimum Wage: report on compliance and enforcement.