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…

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…

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…

Modern slavery checks failing to monitor workers in supply chains

A recent research report has suggested that employers are at risk of employing victims of modern slavery due to the complexity of the modern labour market. According to the report,…

1% of those entitled take shared parental leave

Research undertaken by commercial law firm EMW, has revealed that only 8,700 new parents made use of the shared parental leave system in the last year, accounting for less than…

Draft Brexit rules could cause an “unskilled workforce crisis”

UK industry would find it “near impossible” to recruit low-skilled EU workers post-Brexit, if rules governing access to the UK jobs market for non-EU migrant workers were extended to EU…

Dismissal not unfair where employer took account of previous incidents

Facts Ms Pillar was employed by NHS 24 as a Nurse Practitioner. Her work consisted of taking telephone calls from members of the public and triaging them by asking appropriate…

Acas publishes new mental health guidance

Acas has published guidance to assist employers in supporting staff with mental health issues. The guidance suggests how employees might spot signs of mental ill-health and provides employers with a…

Acas issues guidance for transsexual employees

The Institute for Employment Studies has published a new study that suggests managers are failing to provide adequate support to transsexual employees at work. According to the Acas-commissioned study, employers experience…

Suspension was a breach of contract

Facts Ms Agoreyo was an experienced primary school teacher for the London Borough of Lambeth. She taught a class of up to 29 five and six year old children, two…

ICO roll out new GDPR guidance for small businesses

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidance for small businesses on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will take effect from 25 May 2018. The new…

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…

Employment tribunal fees: refund scheme

The Government has now rolled out the tribunal fees refund scheme in full. As anticipated, the scheme is open to both claimants and respondents who paid a fee, including those…

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent

The Information Commissioner has published a blog demystifying the use of consent under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Commissioner confirms that “…you’ve got to make sure…

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Category: Employment Law

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

What to expect in Employment Law in 2018

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

Modern slavery checks failing to monitor workers in supply chains

1% of those entitled take shared parental leave

Draft Brexit rules could cause an “unskilled workforce crisis”

Dismissal not unfair where employer took account of previous incidents

Acas publishes new mental health guidance

Acas issues guidance for transsexual employees

Suspension was a breach of contract

ICO roll out new GDPR guidance for small businesses

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

Employment tribunal fees: refund scheme

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent