September 30, 2019
The EU Information and Consultation Directive 2002 established minimum requirements for companies with more than 50 employees for consulting and ...
September 29, 2019
Voluntary Overtime and the Calculation of Holiday Pay Following on from the 2014 decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Bear ...
September 29, 2019
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 established a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide ...
September 29, 2019
Getting the recruitment process right is vital to ensure that you not only select the most suitable candidate for the vacancy but also do so without ...
September 29, 2019
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate between men and women in terms of their pay and conditions where they are ...
September 29, 2019
Regulations that came into force on 1 December 2014 made changes to the way in which eligible parents can take leave after the birth or adoption of a ...
September 29, 2019
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply to any size of business and protect the employment rights of ...
September 29, 2019
Legislation under the Health Act 2006 that prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, on public transport and in vehicles used for ...
September 29, 2019
Following changes made by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, compromise agreements were renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and ...
September 29, 2019
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) – often referred to as the ‘Whistleblowing’ Act – was introduced in the wake ...
September 29, 2019
The Chartered, Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has published its nineteenth annual survey, 'Health and Well-Being at Work', which was ...
September 29, 2019
Voluntary Overtime and the Calculation of Holiday Pay Following on from the 2014 decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Bear ...
September 29, 2019
Since 30 June 2014, all employees who have worked for their employer continuously for 26 weeks have the right to ask their employer if they can work ...
September 29, 2019
Under the Equality Act 2010, which repealed all previous discrimination law and brought together the relevant legislation in one place, it is ...
September 29, 2019
When an employer faces having to dismiss employees by reason of redundancy, there are certain procedures that should be followed in order to comply ...
September 29, 2019
In spite of the Equal Pay Act 1970, which prohibited less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions, and subsequent ...
September 29, 2019
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) came into force on 1 October 2011. They apply to those workers who are supplied by a temporary work agency ...
May 17, 2019
The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, made under the Companies Act 2006, came into force on 1 January 2019. The Regulations ...
May 17, 2019
The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, made under the Companies Act 2006, came into force on 1 January 2019. The Regulations ...
May 16, 2019
Employers Must Be Proactive to Ensure Workers Get Proper Breaks Except in certain circumstances, an adult worker whose daily working time ...
May 16, 2019
There have been a number of cases in recent years that illustrate the extent of employers' liability for the actions of their ...
May 16, 2019
Whether or not a worker who is on call at their employer's premises but who is allowed to sleep when their services are not required is entitled to ...
May 16, 2019
The Immigration Act 2016 contains a wide range of measures, including new rules intended to was introduced to crack down on businesses that employ ...
May 16, 2019
The following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates took effect from 1 April 2019: ...
May 16, 2019
The Equality Act 2010 replaced nine major pieces of discrimination legislation and other ancillary measures introduced over the last forty years. The ...
May 16, 2019
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaced the EU Data Protection Directive, came into force on 25 May 2018 and now, together with ...
May 16, 2019
There are three bands that are used by Employment Tribunals when assessing the amount of compensation payable for injury to feelings in ...
May 16, 2019
The Immigration Act 2016 contains a wide range of measures, including new rules intended to was introduced to crack down on businesses that employ ...
January 30, 2019
The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 established a minimum standard of fairness for part-timers so that ...
January 30, 2019
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) offers useful electronic learning modules on a variety of topics. These ...
January 30, 2019
Following changes made by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, compromise agreements were renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and ...
January 30, 2019
A contract of employment may be verbal but all employees, whether part-time or full-time, are entitled by law to be given a written statement setting ...
January 30, 2019
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has guidance for job applicants and employers of the legal requirements appertaining to ...
January 30, 2019
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has guidance for job applicants and employers of the legal requirements appertaining to ...
January 30, 2019
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 established a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide ...
January 30, 2019
The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 established a minimum standard of fairness for part-timers so that ...
January 30, 2019
Substance abuse amongst staff can affect all areas of employment, whether it be a decrease in productivity, increased absenteeism or the increased ...
October 17, 2018
Since the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) in 2011, it is not permissible for an employer to dismiss an older worker on the ground of ...
October 16, 2018
The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. It created a new offence which can be committed by a commercial organisation if it fails to ...
October 16, 2018
As of 6 April 2009, the Employment Act 2008 repealed the Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures in their entirety. In their place is a voluntary ...
October 16, 2018
EU Directive 92/85/EEC is aimed at protecting the health and safety of women in the workplace who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are ...
October 16, 2018
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued guidance informing job applicants and employers of the legal requirements ...
October 16, 2018
The Supreme Court has ruled in two cases that dealt with the vicarious liability of employers for incidents that took place at work. Employee's ...
June 1, 2018
Exactly when notice of termination takes effect can impact on an employee's entitlement to certain benefits or employment rights. In the absence of ...
June 1, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaced the EU Data Protection Directive, came into force on 25 May 2018 and now, together with ...
June 1, 2018
In the long-running case of Bărbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) looked at an employer's right to examine an ...
June 1, 2018
The Supreme Court has handed down a ruling which means that all married gay couples and civil partners should receive equal pension ...
June 1, 2018
Exactly when notice of termination takes effect can impact on an employee's entitlement to certain benefits or employment rights. In the absence of ...
February 17, 2018
Since the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) in 2011, it is not permissible for an employer to dismiss an older worker on the ground of ...
February 17, 2018
In the long-running case of Bărbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) looked at an employer's right to examine an ...
