Employment Law Archives

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…

37% of Women face sexual Harassment in the Workplace

A survey undertaken by Slater and Gordon has revealed that 37% of 2000 women have been sexually harassed at work, in the last year alone. While a further 39% of…

ICO takes action against organisation for failure to pay data protection fee.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) announced in September that they have commenced formal enforcement action against 34 organisations for failure to pay their data protection fee. The new fee introduced…

Proposed Resurrection of Employment tribunal fees

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it intends to reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims. Tribunal fees were first introduced in July 2013 starting at approximately £160 and in…

GDPR data breach complaints up 160%

There has been a dramatic rise in potential GDPR breaches since its introduction in May 2018. The Information Commissioner’s Office has seen a massive increase of 160% between 25 May…

Emailing on commute should count as work, says research

A recent study found that 54% of passengers on a train use the onboard WIFI. Many of these passengers describe the journey as “transition time” between family and work, while…

Sleeping on the Job

Until recently, some sleep-in workers were entitled to be paid National Minimum Wage (NMW) for every hour of their shift, including hours when they sleep and do not work. However,…

Just 6% of UK Work is Traditional 9-5

Despite, the new 9-5 musical arriving in the West End, a recent survey has revealed that only 6% of people in the UK, work traditional 9am – 5pm hours, with…

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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.

37% of Women face sexual Harassment in the Workplace

ICO takes action against organisation for failure to pay data protection fee.

Proposed Resurrection of Employment tribunal fees

GDPR data breach complaints up 160%

Emailing on commute should count as work, says research

Sleeping on the Job

Just 6% of UK Work is Traditional 9-5