Employment Law Archives

Covert surveillance to monitor workplace theft

The European Court of Human Rights has considered whether an employer’s decision to install hidden cameras to monitor suspected workplace theft by a number of supermarket cashiers violated the cashiers’…

Employer liable for employee’s disclosure of personal data

In this case against Morrisons Supermarket, the High Court has considered whether an employer is vicariously liable for an employee’s deliberate disclosure of co-workers’ personal data. Background Mr Skelton (S)…

Directors disqualified for employing illegal workers

Twenty company directors from sixteen restaurant and takeaway businesses were recently issued disqualification orders, following investigations by the Insolvency Service. 18 directors were banned for being company directors or being…

Right to paid annual leave carries over indefinitely where employer refuses leave

Mr King worked for The Sash Window Workshop Ltd (SWW) as a commission-only salesman for 13 years. He received no salary, and was never paid for any holidays or periods…

What to expect in Employment Law in 2018

Sleep-in Duties The Court of Appeal is expected to hear the case of Focus Care Agency Ltd v Roberts and others in March to interpret whether employees who sleep-in in order to carry…

April 2018 increases to statutory pay

The government has announced the following proposed increases to statutory benefit payments: Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental pay and maternity allowance will all be £145.18 a week (up from…

Tribunal claims increase by 64%

On 14 December 2017, the Ministry of Justice published the tribunal quarterly statistics for the period July to September 2017. The most significant development is that since the same period…

New online DBS service

From 17 January 2018, the system for obtaining a basic criminal records check in England and Wales has changed. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new a…

Employers “sleepwalking into GDPR abyss”

60% of businesses have said that they are not prepared for their obligations under the new regime for data protection set out in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),…

Compensatory 20 minute rest break

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently considered whether compensatory rest has to be taken in one uninterrupted period or whether a series of short breaks can be aggregated to amount…

Acas publishes quarterly update

Acas has published statistics on its early conciliation (EC) service covering the period April to September 2017. According to the statistics, the number of notifications received by Acas between…

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…

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas Decorations Employers are obliged to provide and maintain a safe place of work for employees. While employers’ health and safety obligations should…

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

Travel Disruption due to bad weather From time to time, travel disruption can affect an employee’s ability to get to work on time, or in some cases at all. For…

Sleep-in staff: Minimum wage enforcement resumes

The Government has resumed minimum wage enforcement for healthcare providers. The new Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS) will enable healthcare providers to identify what they owe to workers and (if…

UK voluntary living wage rises

Around 150,000 workers have received a pay rise following increases to the voluntary living wage (VLW) rate. The amount of the VLW is set by the Living Wage Foundation and…

Acas guidance on sexual harassment at work

Acas has published new guidance for employers on how to identify and support people who face sexual harassment at work. Acas highlights a number of behaviours that could be interpreted…

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Acas has published guidance for employers on how to support parents with premature or sick babies. The recommendations for employers include: Ensuring that staff are made aware of their statutory…

Acas publishes new pregnancy and maternity discrimination guidance

Acas has published guidance for employers on how to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work. Acas recommends several measures, including: Developing a policy that outlines the responsibilities and rights…

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill 2017-19 was published on 13 October 2017. This is likely to become law. The proposed legislation would give employees who lose a child…

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Category: Employment Law

Covert surveillance to monitor workplace theft

Employer liable for employee’s disclosure of personal data

Directors disqualified for employing illegal workers

Right to paid annual leave carries over indefinitely where employer refuses leave

What to expect in Employment Law in 2018

April 2018 increases to statutory pay

Tribunal claims increase by 64%

New online DBS service

Employers “sleepwalking into GDPR abyss”

Compensatory 20 minute rest break

Acas publishes quarterly update

Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

Sleep-in staff: Minimum wage enforcement resumes

UK voluntary living wage rises

Acas guidance on sexual harassment at work

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Acas publishes new pregnancy and maternity discrimination guidance

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published