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Last week, an Employment Tribunal ruled that “ethical veganism” constitutes a philosophical belief and ethical vegans stand to be protected by the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA 2010”). The case of Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports. ...
In the same time as it takes to boil an egg, let me present an overview of "the biggest package of workplace reforms for over twenty years". Following an independent review of employment practices undertaken by Matthew Taylor - the Head of the...
With effect from 6 April 2019, all workers (not just employees) will have the right to receive an itemised pay statement. This will include, for example, workers on zero hours contracts. Employers are currently required to keep a sufficient record...
Bad weather and issues with travel arrangements can cause significant amounts of disruption to a business and employers are often put in a position where they have to decide at the last minute what to do to adapt working arrangements to ensure that...
The Supreme Court has handed down its long awaited judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Gary Smith in a case which has potentially huge ramifications for freelance workers and employment law generally. Mr Smith brought several claims in the Employment Tribunal in...
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has recently launched a consultation on its Licensing Standards. Whilst the GLAA still covers the same regulated sectors (agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering and associated packaging and...
Since it was ruled that fees in the Employment Tribunal are unlawful and were abolished in July 2017, notifications to ACAS have increased from around 1,700 per week to 2,200. There has also been a recent report from the Ministry of Justice which showed...
The new National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage, which will apply from 1 April 2018, have been announced by the government and, according to the Low Pay Commission, this is the largest increase for 18-20 year olds and 21-24 year olds in a...
Last week, the government published its response to “Good Work: the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices”. This independent review published in July made a series of recommendations designed to improve the working conditions of atypical...
What do you get when you cross a husband, a wife, a senior manager with 20 years’ service and an accusation of historic criminal activity? Answer: a management nightmare. Unfortunately these complex scenarios are a lot more common than you might...
Regulation 12 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) requires employers to give employees a rest break of not less than 20 minutes if a worker’s daily working time is more than six hours. It is important to ensure, therefore, that your business...
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court declared that fees charged in the Employment Tribunal (ET) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) are unlawful. Historically, claimants wishing to make a claim to the Employment Tribunal would have to pay an issue fee...
The law in relation to indirect discrimination has come under review recently in the Supreme Court decisions of Essop and Others v. Home Office (UK Border Agency) and Naeem v. Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27 . Indirect discrimination...
The Supreme Court has given judgement in favour of an unmarried cohabitant in a dispute with a public sector employer regarding a ‘survivor’s pension’. The case dealt with the question of whether or not an employee’s unmarried partner...
Meeting the National Minimum Wage ought to be a priority for employers big and small across the UK - it is essential for providing individuals with enough money to get by in an economy with an ambiguous future. Despite this, it’s been widely reported...
The Employment Tribunal’s decision in proceedings against Uber, released last week, has provided a potential hurdle to businesses seeking to utilise a network of self-employed individual contractors to provide services to customers, or...
The law in relation to holiday pay, and in particular what should be included in holiday pay, has evolved in recent years in light of cases such as Williams –v- British Airways plc and Bear Scotland Ltd –v- Fulton. A recent decision...
Large numbers of businesses are about to become subject to new Gender Pay Gap reporting regulations. Due to come into effect next spring, many companies appear to be unaware of the new regulations. Background The difference between men’s...
Two recent news stories highlight the continued problem of sexual harassment in the workplace and the risks to employers who commit such acts or do not take complaints seriously. The TUC union has published the results of a survey of 1,500 women which...
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision provides a reminder to employers about the effect of internal appeals against disciplinary sanctions. In Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd v Patel the EAT considered the effect of an internal appeal...
