On 12 July 2018, the Government confirmed the intention that no employment laws which are based on EU legislation will be repealed. This Brexit update was confirmed in the release…
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Since the Supreme Court ruled that tribunal fees were unlawful in Summer 2017, the subsequent abolishment resulted in a steep hike of employment claims. In fact, claims are at a…
Gig economy and employment status On the judgment date of 13th June 2018, Gary Smith was victorious, as his battle to be identified as a worker was further supported in a…
The 2018 World Cup football tournament runs from 14th June to 15th July and will potentially cost the UK £13billion in absenteeism. With workers pulling ‘sickies’ during the tournament, the…
As HR Knowledge Manager at HR Solutions, I had the interesting task of helping Viking, suppliers of office equipment, with their recently selected real-life offences from football management. They asked me to compare…
How does an employer balance the right to privacy of their drivers against the legitimate rights of their business, when using vehicle trackers? What principles do employers need to comply…
HR often gets involved with data handling when an employee asks to see their personnel file, and in doing so makes a ‘subject access request’. It is often the…
The new tax year brings the annual payment increases in many pay bandings; some from the beginning of the month and some follow shortly afterward. See our tables below for what’s…
It was indeed a good Friday if you were one of the employees sharing in the £1.3m fine issued by the government. This was the cumulative amount 179 employers have…
Compared to the 3 months from October to December in 2016, the number of employment claims received in tribunals shot up by 90% in the three months to December 2017….
