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Tom Street So another year has passed by and with it came a whole host of new features to make the Employment solicitors scratch their heads try and work out how things work now. This article will be a quick run down of all the key employment law updates that have happened over the past 12 months … Read more
Unless you avoid all news related to football then you will probably have heard about the situation involving Malky Mackay and Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. As of this moment the current state of affairs is that Vincent Tan is flying into the country for one last attempt at negotiations following his resign or be … Read more
Zero hour contracts are something of a thorn in the sides of the political parties at present with both the Tories and Labour making noises about them. However it does not seem like they are going to be removed any time soon. This is following an announcement from the Business Secretary Vince Cable. Vince Cable … Read more
We previously talked about disability discrimination and how if an employee self diagnoses themselves with an illness (be it physical or mental) that doesn’t mean that an employer has to implement reasonable adjustments. Instead they will need to get confirmation from other sources such as the employee’s doctor etc to confirm the knowledge that an … Read more
If you are considering making a claim at the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal then one of the first things you need to know is that you have 3 months minus one day from your effective date of termination to submit a claim. Now often it is fairly clear cut when you are dismissed, you’ll … Read more
A recent report by Maternity Action titled Overdue: A plan of action to tackle pregnancy discrimination now has created some interesting reading. Their research looked into the level of maternity discrimination that females are encountering in the workplace and it has led to some rather shocking figures. One of the key figures that they have come up with is that … Read more
For a lot of employees in a sales related job they will only be on a basic level of pay which is supplemented by commission. Normally this isn’t a problem as as long as you are doing your job you should be getting your commission payments to top up your basic. A problem can arise … Read more
Under the Equality Act 2010 an Employer is under a duty, pursuant to Section 20, to make reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities. In particular there are 3 areas in which an employer has to consider reasonable adjustments and they are as follows: Equality Act 2010 S.20 … (3)The first requirement is a requirement, where … Read more
There could be a shake-up on the cards for those employed as care workers following a decision in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. In particular regarding there pay during sleepovers at service user’s premises and when travelling between appointments. It is widely accepted that Care Workers are drastically underpaid with a large swathe working for less … Read more
Holiday Leave and Long Term Sick There has been a recent EAT decision which has provided clarification surrounding long term sick leave and holiday pay. It is accepted that a full time employee is entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday per year as stipulated in the Working Time regulations. It is also accepted that you are … Read more
