In the news this month: New Legislation on “Good Work”, Increase in Injury to Feelings Awards, Injury at Work Social Event, Financial Services Approved Persons, Suspension during Disciplinary, Rest Breaks and Personal Injury, Worker Status, and Consultation on Public Sector Cap on Compensation [...]
In this month’s edition, we discuss the recently published “no-deal” Brexit Workplace Rights notice, tribunal limitation dates, bad faith in victimisation claims, new ACAS guidance on references, legal advice privilege, and our changing working world. No-Deal Brexit: Workplace Rights The government has committed to a series of technical notices [...]
This month: employment status challenges, disability dismissals and justification, oncall claims, holiday pay and overtime, LGBT action plan, minimum wage “naming and shaming” and Brexit legislation European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 receives Royal Assent On the 26th June 2018 the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 received Royal Assent. The [...]
THIS ISSUE Gender Pay Gap, Dress Codes, Paycuts, Racial Harassment, Disability and Unfair Dismissal Gender Pay Gap Reporting: The Story So Far The deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers to publish their gender pay gap (GPG) figures was 4 April 2018. More than 10,000 employers published data, with [...]
Hot Topic: Gigging in the Gig Economy This is a brief note explaining the main elements of the current focus in the press on the Gig Economy and the related recent cases around employment status. What is the Gig Economy? This is the ever more common arrangement where individuals are engaged [...]
