Constant changes and increasing complexity have helped make employment law a frontline challenge for business and this year looks set to continue the trend. The first weeks of January saw Maggie Dewhurst, a bike courier with City Sprint, winning her case to be treated as a worker, rather than a self-employed contractor. The high-profile … Read more
A Court of Appeal ruling has said that a contract may be varied verbally or by action, even when it states that any variation must be set out in writing. Anyone involved in executing contracts should be aware that their actions could be interpreted as an agreement to vary terms, whatever the setting, from a … Read more
The National Living Wage has been catching headlines since Chancellor George Osborne announced it last summer, but the Government’s target of £9 per hour by 2020 has overshadowed the detail, and many businesses remain unaware of the transitional deadlines and new penalties now in place. The compulsory National Living Wage (NLW) arrives on 1 April … Read more
Employers are on frost alert, following the news that a home care worker has won her claim for damages after slipping on ice and breaking her wrist when visiting a client. The ruling by the Supreme Court means that employers who expect staff to work outside in icy conditions will have to review risk management … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Employers should review their procedures and contracts of employment to match the new Government-funded initiative ‘Fit for Work’. A work-related health advice service designed to help employees stay in or return to work, the Fit for Work helpline is now up and running, with its referral services being rolled out across England, Wales and … Read more
Employees who use their company account for personal email exchanges get a wake-up call after an employment tribunal ruling that the privacy of such messages is not protected. An employee has failed in an attempt to have the content of personal messages he sent from his work email account excluded from a disciplinary investigation. … Read more
Against a backdrop of soaring levels of obesity, employers are waiting on the outcome of a European Court ruling which may mean special treatment has to be given to employees whose weight is causing them problems in the workplace. Since 1993, obesity levels have doubled, with statistics1 showing that a quarter of the current UK population … Read more
As the big summer break gets underway, commission-based employees can expect fatter pay packets on their return following European Court ruling. Sales staff heading for the sun will have a rosier return in future, following a ruling by the European Court that commission payments be considered when calculating holiday pay. The Court has said that … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]With research showing that bullying at work is soaring, employment experts are encouraging companies to tackle workplace bullying, as part of National Ban Bullying Week 2009 (16th to 20th November). According to public sector union Unison, reports of bullying have doubled in the past decade and their survey of 7,000 workers found that more … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] With a landmark European ruling allowing workers to claim back holidays lost due to sickness, employment law experts are urging employers to take the initiative in tackling the new requirements, to avoid being caught out. This is a new style of duvet day – a Sunshine Sickie ruling – that could cost businesses … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A recent report by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) which revealed that small UK companies spend an average of 37 hours-a-month dealing with red tape. According to the report, this amounts to a total annual cost of close to £12 billion. The most costly aspects appear to be compliance with employment law, at … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Sweeping changes to employment law, introduced on 6th April, have changed the way workplace grievance and disciplinary disputes are handled and it is vital that employers understand the implications of the new Code of Practice or face the potential of more costly Tribunal awards. The changes mean the previous three-step statutory grievance and disciplinary … Read more
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