The Supreme Court has allowed Unison to appeal the Court of Appeal’s recent ruling on Employment Tribunal fees. The announcement, made on the 26th February, relates to Unison’s third challenge…
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that an employee’s average commission must be included in their holiday pay. The judgement, published Monday (22nd February), set out how the European…
The Government has published draft legislation outlining how it plans to legislate gender pay gap reporting for all large UK businesses. The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations…
The Scottish Government has submitted plans to transfer certain functions of the UK Employment Tribunal service to the Scottish courts. But Holyrood’s commitment to scrapping Employment Tribunal fees could lead…
Proposed changes to immigration will see significant cost increases for companies that hire workers from outside of the EEA. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has set out ways to reduce…
The European Court has reaffirmed that employers can read private emails and chat messages sent by employees. The ruling has caused a media panic that employers can now ‘snoop’ on…
The Government has published new legislation regarding the forthcoming amendments to the National Minimum Wage. There will be tougher penalties in place for employers who fail to pay the National…
Grandparents will be able to take shared parental leave and pay under plans laid out by Chancellor George Osborn. The chancellor announced the plan at the Conservative party conference last…
This Saturday (10th October) the Companies House Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act will come into force. The Act amends the information that a business is legally required to give…
It’s almost October, which means that the annual employment law update is just around the corner. We’re taking a look at some of the more significant upcoming legislative changes and…
