This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Brexit Britain from a Employment Law Perspective
With the historical decision made to leave the EU and negotiations ongoing and ever changing, it’s difficult to say at what level Brexit will impact UK employment law.
Posted in: Employment Law Brexit
Pay Gap
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has announced new legislation to help decrease the gender pay gap in the UK.
Posted in: Employment Law
Do you employ staff on zero-hour contracts?
Protection for zero-hour contract workers comes in to force today under the Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015
Posted in: Employment Law
Employment Tribunal’s powers reduced… New Legislation favours the employer
From 1st October 2015, the Deregulation Act 2015 has come in to force. The Deregulation Act provides for the removal or reduction of burdens on businesses, public sector bodies and the taxpayer…
Posted in: Employment Law
Disability discrimination: non-payment of bonuses
Following a case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), employers with bonus schemes that are linked to attendance should ensure that there is sufficient flexibility within the schemes to avoid withholding payment in circumstances where it is likely to be discriminatory.
Posted in: Employment Law
How will the pension reforms affect you?
New pension freedoms for over 55s that were introduced at the start of April 2015 represent the biggest shake-up to pensions in a generation. Although the reforms will change the way we save and spend before and during retirement, people are advised not to be too hasty.
Posted in: Employment Law
Employers to reveal gender pay gap
Companies which employ more than 250 people are reminded that they will soon have to reveal differences between average pay for male and female workers under a change to a law passing through Parliament.
Posted in: Employment Law
Disability discrimination: reasonable adjustments
A large number of disability cases concern employees on long-term sickness absence and the steps that employers should take to help them to return to work. An EAT case illustrates that, generally, for an employer’s duty to make adjustments to be triggered, there must be an indication that the employee might be fit to return […]
Posted in: Employment Law
Sickness absence: Fit for work service
The Department for Work and Pensions has published a guidance note for employers on the new Fit for Work service (FFW). The service will be introduced on a phased basis and is due to be completed by May 2015. In addition to an online and telephone advice service, FFW will provide free occupational health assessments […]
Posted in: Employment Law
Remote workers and the territorial scope of UK employment rights
Given IT developments, it is now possible for employees working for British businesses to work remotely from other countries.
Posted in: Employment Law