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When making an unfair dismissal claim one important thing to consider is the amount of compensation that you are going to receive. When a Tribunal is awarding compensation this is split up into two main sections which are the basic award and the compensatory award. The basic award can be calculated accurately however it is … Read more
A female solicitor who lodged claims for sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and wrongful dismissal, has settled her claims against a West Country firm of solicitors. Kate Baker, 33, alleged that her employer did not want her to have a relationship or have children and that she was dismissed after she began a relationship. The Employment Tribunal … Read more
According to the trade union umbrella body, the TUC, European rules on equal pay for agency workers have not been implemented correctly by the UK government. The European legislation states that agency workers who have been with a company for more than 12 weeks should be entitled to receive the same remuneration as a permanent … Read more
According to a recent study by the Wolverhampton Business School, better employment protection and sick pay is one of the main reasons for higher sick leave rates within mainland Europe. As a result of the UK’s weaker employment protection rights and lower sick pay rates, researchers claim that the number of UK companies declaring high … Read more
Racial Discrimination at Work Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 covers the protected characteristic of Race. Race for the purpose of the Equality Act includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins.[1] Discrimination on the basis of caste is not yet included in the legislation. Although it is fully expected to be included in the future … Read more
Sometimes your employer can make life unbearable for you, be it how they talk to you in front of other employees, the work load they put you under or changes to the way you are meant to work. However before you resign and try to take them to tribunal for a constructive dismissal claim there … Read more
Employment Rights for Part-time Workers There has been a surge in part-time work over recent years. More than 6 million people are now part-time workers in the UK and as many as 47% of all females in employment are working part-time. Part-time workers have the right not to be treated less favourably than comparable full-time … Read more
The controversy over the BBC’s severance pay policy is unlikely to have reached its peak as the ex-director general, Mark Thompson is questioned by the Commons Public Accounts Committee this week. Thompson has already submitted a statement to the committee claiming that the Chair of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten and Trustee, Lord Fry … Read more
According to research by the online comparison website Go Compare, some 6% of UK motorists – more than 1.7 million drivers – would consider making a claim for personal injury damages after a road traffic accident, even if they knew they had not been injured. In these tough economic times, it appears that a large … Read more
Steve Webb, the Pensions Minister, has said that he will strive to tackle age discrimination in the workplace. Mr Webb made his commitment on 3 September 2013 when launching a report by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) which has established that European Governments are keen to encourage higher levels of engagement from older workers. According … Read more