The Government has published the measures it intends to take to prevent the perceived abuse ...
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Fit for work service implementation begins
Following a trial period, the fit for work service, a service that will allow GPs ...
Read More »Updated BIS guidance on the NMW for employees who sleep between duties
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has updated its guidance on calculating the ...
Read More »New tribunal statistics published
The Ministry of Justice has now published the statistics for the period of October to ...
Read More »Diet-controlled type 2 diabetes is not a disability
In the recent case of Metroline Travel Ltd v Stoute, the EAT has overturned an ...
Read More »Advocate General Kokott says associative discrimination can exist in relation to indirect discrimination as well as direct discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 now expressly provides for associative discrimination as a cause of action ...
Read More »Budget 2015 Employment intermediaries: relief for workers’ travel and subsistence
The Autumn Statement 2014 announced a review into the growing use of overarching contracts of ...
Read More »Employment status and Agency workers
The recent case of Smith v Carillion (JM) Ltd has considered whether it is necessary ...
Read More »National Minimum Wage to rise by 20p per hour to £6.70 per hour
The statutory minimum wage for apprentices will also increase by 20% to £3.30 per hour.
Read More »Employment Tribunals Annual Report
The Report provides a useful overview of what has taken place in the Employment Tribunal, over the last 12 months, and what can be expected of the next 12 months.
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