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 apply to TUPE transfers that take place on or after 1 May 2014. Further, from Tuesday (6th May), it becomes compulsory to notify Acas of[…]
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 all. The release of the interim report is timed to contribute to the Government’s consultation on zero-hours contracts. The Government is currently analysing feedback to[…]
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 European Court of Human Rights, unanimously, in RMT v UK, but with differing reasons. The case arose after the RMT abandoned secondary action at a[…]
With effect from 6th April 2014, it is no longer possible for employers to reclaim statutory sick pay from the government. See this statutory instrument. Previously, employers could reclaim any amount of SSP which exceeded 13% of its national insurance contributions in the month. The rationale for abolishing it is that it gave employers an[…]
The 6 April is one of the Government’s two annual ‘common commencement dates’ and, as ever, there are plenty of changes to get to grips with. A familiar change is the annual increase in statutory payments such as sick pay, maternity, paternity and adoption pay. However, for the first time, the annual increase in statutory[…]
Procedural Error Does not Undermine Employer’s Justification of Discrimination
LATEST NEWS Apr 02, 2014
In Crime Reduction Initiatives v Lawrence the EAT has held that a procedural error in the dismissal process did not undermine an employer’s justification of discrimination arising from disability under S.15 of the Equality Act 2010. The fact that the claimant had wrongly been invited to a disciplinary meeting instead of a capability meeting did[…]
The Children and Families Act 2014 has now received Royal Assent. The Act contains a number of employment law changes including a new system of shared parental leave and the extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees. The extension of the right to request flexible working is intended to come into[…]
The Government has now published two sets of Regulations relating to the national minimum wage (NMW). One set of Regulations increases the maximum penalty for employers who fail to pay their workers the NMW to £20,000. The other creates a specific exemption from the NMW for workers undertaking one of the Government’s new ‘traineeships’ designed[…]
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2014 SI 2014/382 has been published. The Order will increase the limits on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment legislation from 6 April 2014. The notable changes include: • the limit on the amount of a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating, among[…]
Can a Claimant who is illegally working in the UK bring a claim for sexual harassment against her unlawful employers? Yes, holds in the EAT in Wijesundera v Heathrow Logistics. Ms Wijesundera, a Sri Lankan national, informed the Respondents that she required a work permit. She commenced employment before this was obtained and knew that[…]