Employment Law Archives

April 2020 proposed increases to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay announced

The following rates are expected to apply from April 2020: The weekly rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) will be £95.85 (up from £94.25). The weekly rate of statutory…

Change to National Living Wage & National Minimum Wage increases

The government has responded to the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission regarding increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The government has accepted…

National Obesity Awareness Week

Today, we celebrate the commencement of National Obesity Awareness Week. This week is aimed at helping improve the nations health together with raising awareness of the potential health implications associated with…

What’s on the Employment Law Horizon for 2020?

Looks like 2020 will be another busy year for employment law. Below we take a look at some of the changes on the horizon taking place primarily in April 2020.…

Dry January

Dry January challenges you to go alcohol free for 31 days and sims to raise awareness of the effects of alcohol. It is the annual movement through which millions of…

2020 – Leap Year – Do I give my staff an extra day’s pay?

The answer is: Yes and no! Because it depends on whether your staff are salaried or they get paid hourly. Those that you pay based on the number of…

General Election 2019 – Implications for Employment Law

This blog provides an overview of the key policy statements and pledges relating to employment law being made by political parties in the run up to the General Election on…

Christmas in the workplace

HR Departments are always busy this time of year. Whether it’s arranging the Christmas party, dealing with inappropriate Secret Santa gifts or the fall-out from the Christmas Party. We have…

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2019 and annual statistics 2018/19

The Ministry of Justice has published the employment tribunal quarterly statistics for the period April to June 2019. During this period, single claim receipts and outstanding caseload increased by 14%…

Vegetarianism was not a belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010

Mr Conisbee was employed for approximately 5 months before resigning. He alleged discrimination on the ground of religion or belief contrary to the Equality Act 2010. His belief being vegetarianism.…

Proposed employment law reforms at Labour Party Conference

The Labour party made several announcements of interest at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, which took place in September 2019. The proposed reforms elaborate on promises made earlier this…

Employer liable for the death of employee during sex while on business trip

A court in Paris has found a French employer liable for the death of a man who died of a cardiac arrest during sex while on a business trip. The…

TUC calls for more UK bank holidays

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to increase the number of bank holidays for workers in the UK to 12. There are currently 8 bank holidays…

Timescales for responding to a subject access request

Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Information Commissioner’s Office have updated their guidance on timescales for responding to a subject access request (SAR), as…

Gay marriage cake

Ashers bakery, who refused to bake a cake with the message “Support gay marriage” on it, are being taken to the European Court of Human Rights by customer Gareth Lee.…

Holiday pay calculator removed from BEIS guidance

Following the decision in a recent case, the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Stretgy (‘BEIS’) has removed references to the holiday pay calculator from its guidance on calculating holiday…

What happens when employees are stranded abroad?

With the sad news of Thomas Cook’s collapse and with an estimated 600,000 people worldwide having their travel plans disrupted we take a look below at the employment law implications…

Employee’s covert recording of HR meeting was not a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dismissed an employer’s argument that an employee’s basic award and compensatory award should have been reduced to nil on account of the fact that she…

Offensive Facebook image was not done in the course of employment

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determined in a recent case that they did not consider an employer to be vicariously liable for harassment under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010)…

Wahaca have changed their policy as a result of a waiter paying a customer’s unpaid bill

Wahaca’s policy has been amended as a result of a waiter having to pay a customer’s unpaid bill. Prior to amendments, the policy required waiters to pay for unpaid bills…

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Category: Employment Law

April 2020 proposed increases to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay announced

Change to National Living Wage & National Minimum Wage increases

National Obesity Awareness Week

What’s on the Employment Law Horizon for 2020?

Dry January

2020 – Leap Year – Do I give my staff an extra day’s pay?

General Election 2019 – Implications for Employment Law

Christmas in the workplace

Employment tribunal quarterly statistics for April to June 2019 and annual statistics 2018/19

Vegetarianism was not a belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010

Proposed employment law reforms at Labour Party Conference

Employer liable for the death of employee during sex while on business trip

TUC calls for more UK bank holidays

Timescales for responding to a subject access request

Gay marriage cake

Holiday pay calculator removed from BEIS guidance

What happens when employees are stranded abroad?

Employee’s covert recording of HR meeting was not a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence

Offensive Facebook image was not done in the course of employment

Wahaca have changed their policy as a result of a waiter paying a customer’s unpaid bill