The decisions of employment tribunals can soon be accessed online. HM Courts and Tribunals Services said that the judgements will become available on the internet from this autumn. This will…
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The dust may have started to settle a little after the EU referendum result, but what happens now and what will a Brexit mean for employment rights? The UK government…
Slavery probably isn’t something that most of us would automatically associate with companies in the UK in the twenty-first century. However, “modern slavery” (which also includes servitude, forced and compulsory…
Despite the Equal Pay Act 46 years ago, shockingly, women still earn on average over 19% less than men in Britain today. (CIPD). In an attempt to remove this inequality,…
The Supreme Court has ruled that supermarket chain Morrisons is vicariously liable for an employee’s physical assault on a customer. The ruling has not changed the law, but it does…
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…
A dyslexic employee has won an Employment Tribunal against coffee retail chain Starbucks. Meseret Kumulchew, a barista at a Starbucks in Clapham, London, suffered discrimination in her role after she…
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 High Court has ruled the Government’s criminal record disclosure scheme is not consistent with the Human Rights Act. The verdict came on January 22nd after two separate legal challenges….
