The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published a guide for employers on the new right to unpaid time off to accompany a pregnant woman to ante-natal appointments. The[…]
Employer Justified in Not Paying Enhanced Pay for Additional Paternity Leave
LATEST NEWS Sep 04, 2014
In Shuter v Ford Motor Co Ltd ET Case No.3203504/13 an employment tribunal has held that an employer did not discriminate by paying only the statutory rate of additional paternity[…]
Claimant Suffering from Mental Illness should have been granted Adjournment
LATEST NEWS Sep 04, 2014
In U v Butler and Wilson Ltd the EAT has held that an employment tribunal erred by failing to grant a short adjournment of a hearing for the claimant, who[…]
ACAS has published new guidance on such issues as tattoo’s, piercings and religious dress. You can read the guidance by going to: http://www.acas.org.uk/dresscode
In Cadogan Hotel Partners Ltd v Ozog the EAT has confirmed that awards for injury to feelings in discrimination cases are subject to a 10% uplift following the Court of[…]
In Hounga v Allen and anor the Supreme Court has held that a domestic worker could claim race discrimination, despite working illegally in the United Kingdom. The connection between the[…]
In Kaltoft v Municipality of Billund (C-354/13) the Advocate General has given the opinion that obesity may amount to a disability for the purposes of the EU Equal Treatment Framework[…]
The Government has now responded to its consultation on the use of zero-hours contracts. This states that the Government will ban the use of exclusivity clauses and increase the availability[…]
First, under clause 136, a new system for enforcing tribunal awards: an ‘enforcement officer’ will give a 28-day warning notice if a tribunal award remains unpaid. If the monies are[…]
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has confirmed to IDS that it is making a number of changes to its fee remissions form and guidance. These changes are based[…]