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30th May 2017
The Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have each released their manifestos ahead of the general election 2017 and set out their policy statements and pledges. Each has made promises which will have implications for both employers and employees. The Conservative Party The Conservative manifesto confirms that the Party would maintain the […]
30th May 2017
In a recent case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether to exercise its discretion to extend the time limit for filing an appeal to the EAT in circumstances where a tribunal appeal had been lodged one hour late. The EAT confirmed that there was no good excuse for the appeal being late and refused […]
27th February 2017
Gender pay gap reporting legislation is due to come into force from April 2017. The legislation will require employers with 250 or more employees to publish calculations showing the pay gap between male and female employees in their business. The aim is to encourage employers to take action to reduce (or eradicate) gender pay gaps […]
30th January 2017
An Employment Tribunal has confirmed that a courier, delivering items by bicycle, was a worker under the Employment Rights Act and was not a self-employed contractor as she was labelled. This case has some similarities to the Uber case which was commented upon in a previous update. In this case, couriers passing a recruitment process […]
30th January 2017
In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the question of whether type 2 diabetes could amount to a disability under the Equality Act 2010. The Act states that a person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on […]
1st December 2016
An Employment Tribunal (ET) has confirmed that Uber taxi drivers are “workers” for the purposes of important employment legislation; namely the Employment Rights Act 1996, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Working Time Regulations 1998. Where individuals are classed as workers they benefit from various employment rights including protection from unlawful deductions from […]
1st December 2016
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a dismissal for allegations of gross misconduct was unfair in circumstances where there had been serious procedural failings. In this case, the employee had been employed for 14 years as a healthcare assistant and a patient made a complaint against her. The patient gave descriptions of the […]
1st December 2016
On 23 November 2016 the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Statement for 2016, providing for a number of future changes in employment law. Employee shareholder status tax reliefs are to be abolished. The tax reliefs, in particular for income tax and capital gains tax, associated with employee shareholder status will be abolished for shares acquired by […]
9th November 2016
The National Living Wage came into force on 1 April 2016 at an hourly rate of £7.20. This applies to employees who are aged 25 and over. Separately, to these rates, with effect from 1 October 2016, there has been an increase in the standard National Minimum Wage Rates as follows:- Standard adult rate (for […]