Employment Law

Following on from the Chancellor’s Budget announcements on 11th March 2020, it has been decided that the government will provide support to small businesses by refunding eligible statutory sick pay…

Changes to National Minimum Wage following the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Consultation The DBEIS recently concluded its consultation into changes and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage…

In anticipation of the new financial year starting in April, the Government has recently announced its annual increase to the wages of millions of the lowest paid workers in the…

Following up from our previous blog regarding The Good Work Plan, some of the government’s draft regulations have now been put into action and we are preparing ourselves with an…

  In 2018 the Court of Appeal held that ‘sleep-in’ care workers in residential accommodation are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage whilst asleep. Case History In 2016 two…

  The decision taken by the Employment Tribunal in the recent case of Bilsbrough v Berry Marketing Services Ltd could see the doors open to extended protection for potential whistle-blowers.…

  Outside of school English classes: how much do you know about pronouns? How important would you say they are to you? How important do you think they are for…

  The question of whether holiday pay should be calculated to include overtime has been one that is largely discussed within Employment Law. With the law being somewhat unclear when addressing…