While the predicted lockdown baby boom has not materialised and the birth rate is similar to 2020 (down just 0.5%), family caring responsibilities have been more evident in the last year as home-schooling affected many families and some children even made an appearance in professional video-calls. Employers need to be familiar with family-friendly rights[…]
The COVID19 pandemic has resulted in domestic violence victims being unable to access support in the usual way. According to Women’s Aid 67.4% of victims who are currently experiencing abuse said that they abuse had got worse during the pandemic. Women’s Aid define domestic abuse as “an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive,[…]
Sleep in Time is not Working Time for the Purpose of the National Minimum Wage
LATEST NEWS Apr 22, 2021
Working Time The Supreme Court has decided in the recent case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake that ‘sleep-in shift time work’ does not constitute working time for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and 2015. The case lays to rest the erroneous belief that sleep-in shifts could qualify for the[…]
The statutory definitions of the three categories of employment status have long been criticised as being unclear, and over the years a body of case law interpreting these definitions has grown up. Despite this, it remains difficult to set out a definitive list of criteria to allow employers or employees to determine whether an individual’s[…]
Wishing all women around the world a very happy International Women’s Day.
After postponements in 2019 and 2020, the 6 April 2021 is the third date scheduled for the off-payroll working rules to be extended to the private sector. The purpose of the change is to increase compliance with tax rules known as IR35. This change has implications for: medium and large private sector organisations using contractors[…]
PROCEDURE IN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL CASES NOTES FOR EMPLOYEES The aim of this short note is to give you some idea about what to expect from an Employment Tribunal case. The Employment Tribunal Service (0300 123 1024) also publishes useful booklets called “How to apply to an Employment Tribunal” and “Hearings at Employment Tribunals”. […]
In a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court UBER Drivers have been held to be workers for the purpose of the National Minimum Wage and Working Time Regulations. This decision will have significant repercussions for all those working in the “Gig” economy and solidifies the increasing trend towards worker status for those working in industries[…]
The rollout of the vaccination programme has been welcomed as the beginning of the end for the Covid-19 pandemic. For many employers, ensuring their workforce is vaccinated is an important step in getting their business back to operating as usual. However, the effects of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ and the anti-vaccine movement may mean that some employees[…]