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[…]
In Ibarz v University of Sheffield, the EAT has held that it has power under rule 34A of the EAT Rules 1993 to order the respondent to repay the fees paid by the successful appellant even where the fees were in fact paid by the appellant’s trade union. Although the EAT previously held in Goldwater[…]
EAT Decision on Right to be Informed of Vacancies under Agency Worker Regulations
LATEST NEWS Aug 03, 2015
In Coles v Ministry of Defence, the EAT has held that Reg 13 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which gives agency workers the right to be informed of vacancies in the end-user company for which they work, does not prevent that company giving preference for vacant posts to permanent employees in need of redeployment.[…]
The Government is to introduce a Trade Union Bill to impose new restrictions on industrial action ballots. Among other things, the Bill will introduce a 50% turnout requirement for a valid ballot on industrial action and limit the period during which a ballot is valid to authorise industrial action to four months. Although the Bill[…]