July 10th, 2019
If employees are underpaid for their holiday, they can bring an unlawful deduction from wages claim. A claim must be submitted within 3 months of the underpayment, or the last...
July 10th, 2019
If an employee wins their unfair dismissal claim, a tribunal can order compensation. They also have the power to order reinstatement (to the old job) or reengagement (to a comparable...
July 10th, 2019
Proselytising is where someone preaches about religion with a view to converting other people to that religion. The Court of Appeal has recently examined when a dismissal for proselytising can...
July 10th, 2019
The Court of Appeal has decided that it is not discriminatory for an employer to pay men on shared parental leave less than birth mothers on statutory maternity leave. The...
July 10th, 2019
Discrimination arising from disability happens when an employer treats an employee unfavourably because of something that arises because of their disability (and which cannot be objectively justified). However, an employer...
July 10th, 2019
The holiday season is upon us and the next instalment of the Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust saga has arrived from the Court of Appeal. The case involves...
April 18th, 2019
Natalie Salunke, Head of Legal, Europe at Fleetcor, and a millennial herself, has written an article on this topic. 'Millennial' is a term used to describe the generation born between...
April 18th, 2019
From the 6th April 2019: Tax thresholds, £12,500/0% – £37,500/20% – £150,000/40% Statutory Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Pay – £148.68 Statutory Sick Pay – £94.25 £525.00 is the...
April 18th, 2019
From 6 April 2019, the minimum level of employer contribution into a pensions auto-enrolment scheme increases from 2% to 3%, with an increase in the employee contribution from 3% to...
April 18th, 2019
The national living wage for workers aged 25 and over increases to £8.21 per hour on 1 April 2019. Other national minimum wage rates also increase, with hourly rates rising...