Employment Law Archives

Asda faces equal pay claim

In a recent decision, an employment tribunal decided that a group of female retail store employees could compare themselves to a group of male distribution depot employees for the purposes of…

Fake sick notes

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has urged employers to remain vigilant due to the ease at which fake doctors’ notes can be obtained online. It stated that technology has resulted…

More companies move away from zero hours contracts

With a combined total of over 40,000 workers on zero hours contracts, Suffolk brewer Greene King, pub franchise JD Wetherspoon and cinema chain Everyman cinema are the latest companies to…

Hermes faces a possible HMRC investigation for paying couriers less than minimum wage

HMRC are considering whether to investigate the working practices of delivery company Hermes in light of the recent allegations made by self-employed couriers that they were not being paid the…

Finance companies promise gender parity in senior roles by 2021

72 financial institutions including HSBC, RBS and Santander, have signed up to the Government’s Women in Finance Charter, which aims to increase the number of women in senior financial roles…

Government set to miss Â£9.00 an hour National Living Wage forecast

The Resolution Foundation thinktank has published a report that suggests the government will fall short of its £9.00 an hour 2020 National Living Wage target. According to the report, Brexit…

Working practices at Asos warehouse questioned

On 3 September 2016, a report was issued that questioned the working practices of an Asos distribution centre. According to the report workers at the factory are subject to frequent…

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Asda faces equal pay claim

Fake sick notes

More companies move away from zero hours contracts

Hermes faces a possible HMRC investigation for paying couriers less than minimum wage

Finance companies promise gender parity in senior roles by 2021

Government set to miss Â£9.00 an hour National Living Wage forecast

Working practices at Asos warehouse questioned