Settlement agreements are legally binding contracts in which one person, usually an employee, agrees to waive their rights to bring a claim in the employment tribunal or a court[…]
Supreme Court Decides that Bakery did Not Discriminate Against Gay Couple in Gay Cake Case
LATEST NEWS Oct 10, 2018
In Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and ors, the Supreme Court has held that a bakery did not discriminate against a gay man when it refused to provide him[…]
Reprieve for Care Sector After Verdict on Workers Who Sleep in
LATEST NEWS, Our Services Sep 21, 2018
The financial pressures on the care sector are never out of the news for long. However, employers providing round-the-clock supervision or care to the elderly and infirm, vulnerable adults and[…]
In X v Y Ltd, the EAT has held that legal advice privilege should be disapplied in relation to an e-mail sent by a lawyer to an employer client in[…]
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Employees Who Continue To Work Following Pay Freeze Did not Agree to Variation
LATEST NEWS Apr 20, 2018
In Abrahall and ors v Nottingham City Council and anor, the Court of Appeal has held that a group of employees who continued to work following their employer’s imposition of[…]
National Living Wage National Living Wage for workers aged 25 increased to £7.83 per hour. The national minimum wage (NMW) rates are now: from £7.05 to £7.38 for 21 to[…]
1. Do I have to pay employees who cannot get to work because of bad weather? In principle, you can refuse to pay an employee who cannot get to work because of[…]
The High Court has held that an employer was vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who disclosed the personal information of around 100,000 colleagues on the internet. Although[…]