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Over 30% of fit notes issued due to poor mental health

A new NHS Digital report has said that nearly a third of all fit notes are issued to workers because of their poor mental health. According to the report (which…

Monitoring employees personal messages

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has decided that an employee’s human rights were breached when his employer monitored and viewed his personal messages to his…

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent

The Information Commissioner has published a blog demystifying the use of consent under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Commissioner confirms that “…you’ve got to make sure…

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill 2017-19 was published on 13 October 2017. This is likely to become law. The proposed legislation would give employees who lose a child…

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Acas has published guidance for employers on how to support parents with premature or sick babies. The recommendations for employers include: Ensuring that staff are made aware of their statutory…

Accommodation Offets

Accommodation for Employees The Accommodation Offset is a figure set by the Government each year. It is the limit on the amount that can be considered as a value for…

Voluntary Overtime – a Light at the end of the Tunnel?

Most employers will be aware of the extensive case law that has emerged over the past few years regarding the calculation of holiday pay where employees also work overtime. We…

Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill 2017 was introduced into the House of Commons in July 2017. Under the bill, employed parents who have lost a child would be…

Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

In July 2017, the House of Lords were presented with the Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill 2017. The Bill makes further provision for transparency in supply chains…

National Minimum Wage: sleep-in shifts in the social care sector

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) enforces payment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and is currently investigating social care providers for underpayment of the NMW in respect of “sleep-in” shifts.…

So, employment tribunal fees are unlawful but what happens now?

After the flurry of activity from the July Supreme Court decision – that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful – what happens now? 1. It is unlikely that fees will…

The Taylor Review of the “Gig” Economy

The “gig economy” (where individuals are engaged by businesses on a flexible, ad hoc basis – e.g. Uber drivers) has recently presented problems for determining employment status. The Taylor Review…

BBC gender pay gap

BBC Director General, Tony Hall, hopes to close the BBC gender pay gap by 2020, following a letter signed by 40 of the BBC’s most high-profile female stars (including the…

How to handle cancer in the workplace?

I am a HR Manager, and have recently been informed that one of our employees unfortunately has cancer. What should I do to support our employee in the workplace? People…

Disciplining for quoting the Bible

Mr Trayhorn was employed by the Secretary of State as a gardener at a prison. The prison had a chapel, and employed full-time Chaplains. Mr Trayhorn was a Pentecostal Christian,…

Liquid lunches: can an employer stop staff drinking during working hours?

We recently saw Lloyd’s of London banning a lunchtime pint during the working day but how far can an employer police what workers do when they are outside the office…

Gender pay gap begins just one year after graduation

The Department of Education has published data that suggests women graduates are paid less than male graduates despite studying the same subject in the same year. Women graduating in Veterinary…

Directors backlash after informing staff to vote Tory

Two Managing Directors have been criticised in the lead up to the election after reportedly telling staff that their jobs were at risk if they failed to vote Conservative. …

Article Categories

Over 30% of fit notes issued due to poor mental health

Monitoring employees personal messages

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Accommodation Offets

Voluntary Overtime – a Light at the end of the Tunnel?

Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave

Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

National Minimum Wage: sleep-in shifts in the social care sector

So, employment tribunal fees are unlawful but what happens now?

The Taylor Review of the “Gig” Economy

BBC gender pay gap

How to handle cancer in the workplace?

Disciplining for quoting the Bible

Liquid lunches: can an employer stop staff drinking during working hours?

Gender pay gap begins just one year after graduation

Directors backlash after informing staff to vote Tory