Judges ruled today that a decision not to renew a French social worker’s contract, who refused to remove her veil, did not breach human rights law. In its judgment in the case of Ebrahimian v. France the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 9 (right to[…]
No TUPE transfer where transferor retained liability on joint and several basis
LATEST NEWS Nov 11, 2015
In Hyde Housing Association Ltd and ors v Layton the EAT has held that there was no transfer of employment under the Transfer of Employment (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/246 when an employer moved from having sole liability for the claimant’s employment to a situation where it had joint and several liability along[…]
Update to the Fee Remissions Process – message from the HMCTS Reform Programme Team HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has made some changes and developed a simpler and faster fee remission process – a process that helps the public with their court, tribunal or probate fees, if they are on benefits or have a[…]
In the recent case of Underwood v Wincanton Plc the EAT decided that a complaint about contractual matters be in the “public interest” under the new whistleblowing provisions. One of the Claimant’s claims was that he had made a protected disclosure and been subjected to a detriment by his employer. The disclosure was a written[…]
In the recent case of Shannon v Clifton House Residential the EAT decided the issue of whether an on-call night worker who lives at his place of work entitled to National Minimum Wage (NMW) for all hours worked during the night? The EAT held that the worker was only entitled to NMW for the hours[…]
The Government is planning to extend shared parental leave to include grandparents. The Government’s aim is to bring this in by 2018 and it only affects working grandparents (non-working grandparents aren’t likely to meet the eligibility criteria) the Government will consult on the details during the first half of 2016.
The following changes are coming into force on 1 October 2015:- * minimum wage – the adult rate increases from £6.50 to £6.70 * Employment Tribunals – will lose the power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases – now they can only make recommendations relating to the individual complainant * The right for Sikhs[…]
European Court of Justice Travel Working Time Ruling – How will it affect employers and employees?
LATEST NEWS Sep 18, 2015
Last week the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that workers with no fixed office should be paid for time spent travelling to and from work under Working Time Directive (WTD) regulations. “The ECJ declares that, where workers do not have a fixed or habitual place of work, the time spent by those workers travelling[…]
European Court Rules Time Spent Travelling to Work from First and Last Appointment Counts as Working Time
LATEST NEWS Sep 11, 2015
This time has not previously been considered as work by many employers. The decision means companies including those employing for example care workers, remotely working engineers and sales reps may be in breach of EU working time regulations. Chris Tutton, from the solicitors Irwin Mitchell, told the BBC: “Thousands of employers may now potentially be[…]
The Scottish Government has announced plans to scrap employment tribunal fees under powers set to be transferred from Westminster. The intention to abolish fees in Scotland was included in a document published yesterday: “We will abolish fees for employment tribunals, when we are clear on how the transfer of powers and responsibilities will work,” the[…]