Employment Law Archives

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…

HMRC Sleeping on the Job

HMRC accused of failing to clarify sleep in payment rules HMRC have been accused of confusing the latest stand point on sleep in payments to carers. HMRC recently sent a…

56% of workers think they are being monitored at work

New research has revealed that over half of workers believe they are being watched by big brother, aka, their employer. Many believe their emails, internet history and phone calls are…

Review of Modern Slavery Act 2015

This summer saw the first step in reviewing the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA), after a damning report estimated the annual UK economic and social cost of slavery to be…

Report on Gender Pay Gap Reporting

On 2 August 2018, the House of Commons Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee published a report on gender pay gap reporting, this is the first report into an…

Supreme Court finds no discrimination in ‘Gay Cake’ case

The recent case of Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd decided that there was no discrimination established when a bakery refused to bake a cake for a customer who wanted…

Update on employment tribunal fees including the refund scheme

The Lord Chancellor has provided an update on employment tribunal fees and the refund scheme fees to the House of Commons Justice Committee. The update includes: The government has sought legal advice on the…

Tesco to pilot new employment related technology

Tesco is set to pilot new technology called the “Oracle Fusion platform” which will aim to improve the flexibility and productivity of its workers. The technology will also provide Tesco…

The right to be forgotten for convictions will depend on seriousness of offence and sentence imposed

In a recent case, a court had to rule on two “right to be forgotten” claims, only one of which it upheld. In these claims, the court had to decide whether an internet search…

Acas publishes new GDPR guidance

Acas has published new guidance on the General Data Protection Regulations and what it will mean for employers. The guidance consists of a series of questions which covers key issues…

EHRC publishes updated handbook on the Equality Act 2010

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published an updated version of its handbook regarding the Equality Act 2010. This is an essential tool to understanding discrimination in the workplace.…

Workers now have a right to an itemised pay statement

A recent change in legislation will provide that all “workers” have a right to an itemised pay statement and to enforce that right at an employment tribunal. The Order comes into force on 6 April 2019 and will assist the…

EHRC investigations into gender pay gap reporting failures began in June 2018

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) began its investigations into employers who failed to comply with their gender pay gap (GPG) reporting obligations in June. Approximately 1,500 companies missed the deadline and were provided with 28 days from…

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Category: Employment Law

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

HMRC Sleeping on the Job

56% of workers think they are being monitored at work

Review of Modern Slavery Act 2015

Report on Gender Pay Gap Reporting

Supreme Court finds no discrimination in ‘Gay Cake’ case

Update on employment tribunal fees including the refund scheme

Tesco to pilot new employment related technology

The right to be forgotten for convictions will depend on seriousness of offence and sentence imposed

Acas publishes new GDPR guidance

EHRC publishes updated handbook on the Equality Act 2010

Workers now have a right to an itemised pay statement

EHRC investigations into gender pay gap reporting failures began in June 2018