In R (on the application of T and anor) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and anor the Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that[…]
The Flexible Working Regulations 2014 were laid before parliament yesterday and come into force on 30th June. They extend the right to make a request for flexible working to any[…]
The Queen’s Speech today identified various (minor) employment law proposals:- • “Strengthen UK employment law by tackling National Minimum Wage abuses and cracking down on abuse in zero hours contracts”.[…]
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In Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd and ors, the ECJ has held that, where a worker’s pay ordinarily includes commission, his or her salary should not be reduced to[…]
UNISON has been granted permission to appeal against the High Court’s decision (Brief 992) to reject its judicial review challenge to the introduction of employment tribunal and EAT fees on[…]
The early conciliation (EC) scheme – under which anyone considering bringing an employment tribunal claim must first contact Acas to see whether the dispute can be resolved through conciliation –[…]
As of today, the time period for a transferor to provide employee liability information to a transferee increases from 14 days to 28 days before the transfer. This applies only[…]
Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee has published an interim report on zero-hours contracts which recommends changes, but states that ‘in the majority of cases’ zero-hours contracts should not be used at[…]
Are the UK’s restrictions on secondary industrial action (otherwise known as ‘sympathy strikes’) an unlawful interference with freedom of association under the European Convention on Human Rights? No, holds the[…]