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Social Media in the Workplace
May 19, 2017
Social media use has been on a rapid incline in recent years. In March 2017 there were over 1.94 billion active users on Facebook, and that is only one form…
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Gender Reassignment Discrimination
May 15, 2017
As an employer you are probably well aware of your obligations when it comes to discrimination on grounds of age, disability or race, but do you know what your obligations…
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Getting paid whilst being asleep! – Part 2
May 8, 2017
On 20th April, we looked at when employees are entitled to be paid when they sleep in line with the increase to the National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage on 6th…
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The right to be accompanied results in £2 compensation sum
May 8, 2017
Precis Employers will be familiar with the concept of an employee being accompanied to a disciplinary hearing by either a work colleague or trade union official. In terms of the…
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Parental Leave – What is it and what is it not?
April 27, 2017
March saw the publication of the new Parental Leave Policy and Procedure for QCS members. There is generally a lot of confusion around the types of family leave which are…
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Getting paid whilst being asleep!
April 20, 2017
Last week saw a rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) which is the minimum to which employers must pay their employees for working. It…
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Ensuring continuing compliance with National Minimum Wage Regulations
April 7, 2017
The National Living Wage (NLW) was introduced as part of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Regulations in April 2016 and governs the hourly rate at which workers aged over 25…
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Does an incompetent handling of a grievance give rise to an inference of discrimination?
April 5, 2017
In the case of Kent Police v Bowler UKEAT/0214/16/RN the EAT has held that just because a grievance may have been handled in an incompetent and lackadaisical manner this does…
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