UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery 2020

On 19 October 2020, the government published the UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery 2020, which entails the measures it has taken to combat modern slavery over the past 12…

ICO publishes detailed subject access request guidance

There is now detailed guidance for organisations on how to deal with rights of access to personal data (subject access rights) published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)) under the…

Employment Tribunal holds that homecare providers agree to pay backdated National Minimum Wage to care workers for travelling and waiting time between care appointments

In a claim ongoing since 2016, three homecare service providers have agreed to pay ten care workers the national minimum wage (NMW) for travelling and waiting time between care appointments. …

Modern Slavery Act 2015: government response to transparency in supply chains consultation

On 22 September 2020, the UK government published a response (Response) to its transparency in supply chains consultation. It is a legal requirement for certain commercial organisations to produce an…

Christian teaching assistant sacked over anti-LGBT Facebook post takes case to tribunal

A Christian teaching assistant lost her job over a Facebook post where she shared a petition against teaching about LGBT relationships in primary schools claims that the dismissal breached her…

Employment Tribunal Rules amended to reduce bureaucracy and increase capacity

New legislation introduced by the government to make several technical changes to employment tribunal and early conciliation procedure aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing the capacity of the employment tribunals…

Tribunal makes costs award against former employee of £432,000

The employment tribunal has awarded an employer £432,000 in costs, which is thought to be the largest costs award made by the tribunal to date. A former employee had unsuccessfully…

COVID-19: pandemic leads to backlog of 45,000 employment tribunal cases

45,000 employment tribunal cases waiting to be heard in August 2020, Ministry of Justice data shows according to the Law Society Gazette, demonstrating an increase in the backlog of cases…

COVID-19: ACAS says, 37% of employers likely to make redundancies in next three months

Redundancies on the rise? A survey of 2,097 British businesses published by Acas has revealed that over the next three months, 37% of employers are likely to make redundancies. 56%…

COVID-19: Access to Work scheme employer factsheet updated

The government has updated the employer guide for the Access to Work scheme, which provides grants of up to £60,700 to help disabled people start or stay in work. The…

CIPD and EHRC publish guide on supporting employees suffering domestic abuse

On 29 September 2020, the CIPD and EHRC published Managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse: a guide for employers. Recommendations include employers should have a clear policy in place…

Women on boards: number of executive positions occupied by women remains “stubbornly low”

The Female FTSE Board Report 2020, published by Cranfield School of Management and EY, which looks at trends in female representation on FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boards each year,…

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for July to September 2019

The number of employment tribunal claims continues to rise according to the Ministry of Justice’s quarterly statistics for the period 1 July to 30 September 2019. Compared to the same…

Limits on tribunal awards and statutory payments to increase from April 2020

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2020 (SI 2020/205) has been laid before Parliament and increases the limit applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other statutory payments…

Employee charged with criminal offence was fairly dismissed due to risk to employer’s reputation (EAT)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal’s decision that an employee was fairly dismissed for some other substantial reason given the potential reputational risk to his employer, a registered…

Study reveals three out of five employers concerned about introduction of IR35

A poll of 398 senior decision-makers in medium and large businesses has revealed that 62% are concerned about their ability to attract temporary workers when the IR35 rules come into…

Parental bereavement leave and pay: regulations made

The Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020 have been made. These regulations implement new pay and leave entitlements to bereaved parents in respect of children whose date of death is on…

Alcohol Awareness Week

Alcohol awareness week is a week of awareness-raising, campaigning for change, and more. It is an ideal opportunity to drive a conversation about alcohol, signpost those who need help to the…

National Stress Awareness Day

National Stress Awareness Day is a great opportunity to take a moment to think about our wellbeing and find advice or support on managing stress, in order to maintain our…

Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 made

The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 will introduce a £95,000 cap on exit payments in the public sector and will come into force on 4 November 2020.…

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UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery 2020

ICO publishes detailed subject access request guidance

Employment Tribunal holds that homecare providers agree to pay backdated National Minimum Wage to care workers for travelling and waiting time between care appointments

Modern Slavery Act 2015: government response to transparency in supply chains consultation

Christian teaching assistant sacked over anti-LGBT Facebook post takes case to tribunal

Employment Tribunal Rules amended to reduce bureaucracy and increase capacity

Tribunal makes costs award against former employee of £432,000

COVID-19: pandemic leads to backlog of 45,000 employment tribunal cases

COVID-19: ACAS says, 37% of employers likely to make redundancies in next three months

COVID-19: Access to Work scheme employer factsheet updated

CIPD and EHRC publish guide on supporting employees suffering domestic abuse

Women on boards: number of executive positions occupied by women remains “stubbornly low”

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for July to September 2019

Limits on tribunal awards and statutory payments to increase from April 2020

Employee charged with criminal offence was fairly dismissed due to risk to employer’s reputation (EAT)

Study reveals three out of five employers concerned about introduction of IR35

Parental bereavement leave and pay: regulations made

Alcohol Awareness Week

National Stress Awareness Day

Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 made