Employment Law Archives

Can disciplining as a result of sickness absence amount to disability discrimination?

In a recent case, an employee had a disability causing high absence levels over the years. As a result, the employer allowed the employee greater periods of sickness absence than…

Accounting firm PwC bans all-male interview panels and job shortlists

The accountancy firm PwC will eliminate all-male interview panels and shortlist for roles in order to provide greater diversity within the organisation. This is as a result of the firm’s…

10 worst excuses for not appointing women to boards

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has revealed the worst reasons companies have provided as reasoning for not appointing more women to their boards. These reasons include: “There…

Travel time between home and a temporary workplace can be working time

The question of whether travel time to or from work or between places of work is considered working time is increasingly being asked. This is mainly as a result of…

Gender pay gap reporting: private sector reports show median pay gap of 9.7%

The deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers to publish their gender pay gap (GPG) figures was 4 April 2018. There were 1,000 employers who reported their GPG figures…

Enforcement of Gender Pay Gap regulations

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has advised that employers who failed to report their gender pay gap (GPG) data will be subject to unlimited fines, convictions and will…

Failure to pay male employee enhanced shared parental pay was not sex discrimination

Eligible parents can take shared parental leave (SPL) of up to 50 weeks and shared parental pay (ShPP) of up to 37 weeks. The question of whether an employer that…

EHRC calls for improved sexual harassment protection

A report by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) entitled “Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work” has recently been published. The report recommends legal changes in order…

If an employer requires employees to dress a certain way for work does this amount to a deduction for national minimum wage purposes?

It has recently been reported that Wagamama has been required to repay £133,212 to 2,630 workers because of a requirement to wear casual black jeans or a skirt which was…

Acas publishes latest quarterly update on early conciliation statistics

Acas has published statistics on its early conciliation service covering the period April to December 2017. It has been reported that the number of notifications received by Acas between April…

Over £9 million in illegal working fines issued

A quarterly report has been issued by UK Visas and Immigration, which shows the total number of fines for illegal working given to employers in the United Kingdom. The report…

Tribunal quarterly statistics October to December 2017

The provisional tribunal quarterly statistics for the period October to December 2017 were published by the Ministry of Justice on 8 March 2018. It was reported that during this quarter:…

Employee with condition described as “pre-cancerous” was deemed disabled

Mrs Lofty was dismissed following absences from work, at least some of which were related to treatment for her pre-cancerous condition. In proceedings for alleged disability discrimination, it was concluded…

Prison for gangmaster guilty of modern slavery offences

A gangmaster has been prosecuted for modern slavery offences after bringing Eastern European workers to the UK and paying them less than £2 an hour. The men were transported to…

HMRC termination payment tax changes

HMRC has confirmed that the payment in lieu of notice tax changes made earlier this year look to both the date of payment and the date of termination, meaning that…

April 2018 limits on tribunal awards increased

From 6 April 2018, tribunal compensation limits increased. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal has risen from £80,541 to £83,682 and the maximum amount of a week’s pay (used…

April 2018 increases to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay

As of 1 April 2018, statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay is £145.18 a week (up from £140.98). From 6 April 2018, the weekly rate of statutory sick…

Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

The government has revealed that it still has £31 million to refund following the full roll-out of its scheme for refunding tribunal fees. Justice Minister Dominic Raab said the government…

Fit for Work scheme abolished

On 30 November 2017, a government press release announced that, following low referral rates, the assessment services provided by the Fit for Work service (FFW) would come to an end…

Workers to receive £1.7 NMW back pay

As part of the government’s routine “naming and shaming” of employers that have failed to pay their staff the national minimum wage, 16,000 workers are set to receive back pay…

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Can disciplining as a result of sickness absence amount to disability discrimination?

Accounting firm PwC bans all-male interview panels and job shortlists

10 worst excuses for not appointing women to boards

Travel time between home and a temporary workplace can be working time

Gender pay gap reporting: private sector reports show median pay gap of 9.7%

Enforcement of Gender Pay Gap regulations

Failure to pay male employee enhanced shared parental pay was not sex discrimination

EHRC calls for improved sexual harassment protection

If an employer requires employees to dress a certain way for work does this amount to a deduction for national minimum wage purposes?

Acas publishes latest quarterly update on early conciliation statistics

Over £9 million in illegal working fines issued

Tribunal quarterly statistics October to December 2017

Employee with condition described as “pre-cancerous” was deemed disabled

Prison for gangmaster guilty of modern slavery offences

HMRC termination payment tax changes

April 2018 limits on tribunal awards increased

April 2018 increases to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay

Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

Fit for Work scheme abolished

Workers to receive £1.7 NMW back pay