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Employment Law
Essential care sector update on National Minimum wage compliance (Last update: 14.10.20)
Download the factsheet here on the recent court rulings on compliance with the National Minimum Wage for care providers. Download Now Alternatively,...
Employment Tribunal Landmark Decision – Gender reassignment discrimination
On 14 September 2020, an Employment Tribunal passed a landmark ruling in the case of Ms Rose Taylor v Jaguar...
Statutory Sick Pay and Coronavirus – What does it mean?
Following on from the Chancellor’s Budget announcements on 11th March 2020, it has been decided that the government will provide...
Changes to National Minimum Wage – DBEIS
Changes to National Minimum Wage following the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Consultation The DBEIS recently concluded its consultation...
National Minimum Wage Increase for 2020
In anticipation of the new financial year starting in April, the Government has recently announced its annual increase to the...
Employment law – What changes to look for in 2020
Following up from our previous blog regarding The Good Work Plan, some of the government’s draft regulations have now been...
Sleeping on the Job: Should ‘sleep-in’ staff receive National Minimum Wage?
In 2018 the Court of Appeal held that ‘sleep-in’ care workers in residential accommodation are not entitled to the National...
Extension of Whistleblowing Protection
The decision taken by the Employment Tribunal in the recent case of Bilsbrough v Berry Marketing Services Ltd could see...
Gender Identity and the Impact of Language
Outside of school English classes: how much do you know about pronouns? How important would you say they are to...
Inclusion of Voluntary Overtime in the calculation of Holiday Pay
The question of whether holiday pay should be calculated to include overtime has been one that is largely discussed within Employment...