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Pimlico Plumbers loses appeal against worker status

Recently, the Supreme Court decided that a plumber was a ‘worker’ despite his contract stating he was an independent contractor. The Court provided that his personal service to do the…

Illegally opting staff out of workplace pension

The Pensions Regulator announced that two directors and five senior staff of Workchain Ltd have pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer data. This will be the first time the…

Illegal working fines

UK Visas and Immigration has recently published a report detailing the total number of fines for illegal working given to employers in the United Kingdom in 2017. The report provides…

Employment tribunal statistics for January to March 2018

The Ministry of Justice has published the Employment Tribunal quarterly statistics for the period January to March 2018. Statistics show that: The number of single claim receipts, disposals and outstanding…

Dress codes and sex discrimination

The Government Equalities Office recently published guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination. The guidance details: The legal responsibilities of employers in relation to dress codes in the workplace; Employee…

Can disciplining as a result of sickness absence amount to disability discrimination?

In a recent case, an employee had a disability causing high absence levels over the years. As a result, the employer allowed the employee greater periods of sickness absence than…

Accounting firm PwC bans all-male interview panels and job shortlists

The accountancy firm PwC will eliminate all-male interview panels and shortlist for roles in order to provide greater diversity within the organisation. This is as a result of the firm’s…

10 worst excuses for not appointing women to boards

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has revealed the worst reasons companies have provided as reasoning for not appointing more women to their boards. These reasons include: “There…

Travel time between home and a temporary workplace can be working time

The question of whether travel time to or from work or between places of work is considered working time is increasingly being asked. This is mainly as a result of…

Gender pay gap reporting: private sector reports show median pay gap of 9.7%

The deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers to publish their gender pay gap (GPG) figures was 4 April 2018. There were 1,000 employers who reported their GPG figures…

Failure to pay male employee enhanced shared parental pay was not sex discrimination

Eligible parents can take shared parental leave (SPL) of up to 50 weeks and shared parental pay (ShPP) of up to 37 weeks. The question of whether an employer that…

Enforcement of Gender Pay Gap regulations

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has advised that employers who failed to report their gender pay gap (GPG) data will be subject to unlimited fines, convictions and will…

EHRC calls for improved sexual harassment protection

A report by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) entitled “Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work” has recently been published. The report recommends legal changes in order…

If an employer requires employees to dress a certain way for work does this amount to a deduction for national minimum wage purposes?

It has recently been reported that Wagamama has been required to repay £133,212 to 2,630 workers because of a requirement to wear casual black jeans or a skirt which was…

Acas publishes latest quarterly update on early conciliation statistics

Acas has published statistics on its early conciliation service covering the period April to December 2017. It has been reported that the number of notifications received by Acas between April…

Over £9 million in illegal working fines issued

A quarterly report has been issued by UK Visas and Immigration, which shows the total number of fines for illegal working given to employers in the United Kingdom. The report…

Tribunal quarterly statistics October to December 2017

The provisional tribunal quarterly statistics for the period October to December 2017 were published by the Ministry of Justice on 8 March 2018. It was reported that during this quarter:…

Employee with condition described as “pre-cancerous” was deemed disabled

Mrs Lofty was dismissed following absences from work, at least some of which were related to treatment for her pre-cancerous condition. In proceedings for alleged disability discrimination, it was concluded…

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Pimlico Plumbers loses appeal against worker status

Illegally opting staff out of workplace pension

Illegal working fines

Employment tribunal statistics for January to March 2018

Dress codes and sex discrimination

Can disciplining as a result of sickness absence amount to disability discrimination?

Accounting firm PwC bans all-male interview panels and job shortlists

10 worst excuses for not appointing women to boards

Travel time between home and a temporary workplace can be working time

Gender pay gap reporting: private sector reports show median pay gap of 9.7%

Failure to pay male employee enhanced shared parental pay was not sex discrimination

Enforcement of Gender Pay Gap regulations

EHRC calls for improved sexual harassment protection

If an employer requires employees to dress a certain way for work does this amount to a deduction for national minimum wage purposes?

Acas publishes latest quarterly update on early conciliation statistics

Over £9 million in illegal working fines issued

Tribunal quarterly statistics October to December 2017

Employee with condition described as “pre-cancerous” was deemed disabled