Employment

Changes to employment tribunals come into effect

Posted on: 04/05/2012 - Employment

Changes to employment tribunals designed to save businesses £50m a year and make it easier for them to take on staff have now come into effect.

Supreme Court provides ruling on compulsory retirement age

Posted on: 04/05/2012 - Employment

The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can operate a compulsory retirement age if it is “founded on legitimate social policy aims”.

Manager dismissed quickly to avoid huge pay-out loses age claim

Posted on: 03/04/2012 - Employment

A manager whose redundancy was rushed through before his 50th birthday to avoid giving him up to £1m in pension benefits has lost his claim of age discrimination.

TUPE transfer 'amounted to unfair dismissal of bus drivers'

Posted on: 03/04/2012 - Commercial Litigation   |   Employment

Five bus drivers have won a claim of unfair dismissal after a change of employer meant they would have to spend up to two hours a day extra getting to their new depot.

Businesses are asked for their views on workplace dismissal rules

Posted on: 03/04/2012 - Employment

The Government is asking businesses to express their views and concerns about workplace dismissal rules.

Minimum wage increases by 11p but youth rates frozen

Posted on: 03/04/2012 - Employment   |   Employment

The national minimum wage for workers over the age of 21 is to increase by 11p to £6.19 an hour.

Factsheet: Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

Posted on: 15/03/2012 - Employment

Incorrect redundancy procedure leads to unfair dismissal claim

Posted on: 29/02/2012 - Employment

The economic downturn has obliged many businesses to make some of their employees redundant.

Insurers get injunction against rival firm set up by employees

Posted on: 29/02/2012 - Employment   |   Employment

An insurance company has been awarded damages and granted an injunction against a group of employees who left to set up a rival business.

HSE revises its guidance for employers on home working

Posted on: 29/02/2012 - Employment

The Health and Safety Executive has revised its guidance for employers with staff who work from home.

Business leaders say employment law moratorium is ineffective

Posted on: 02/02/2012 - Employment

Business leaders have criticised the Government’s much publicised moratorium on employment law saying that it has done virtually nothing to reduce the regulatory burden.

Employees will have to pay to bring tribunal claims

Posted on: 04/01/2012 - Employment

Employees wanting to bring tribunal claims will have to pay fees ranging from £150 to £1,750 under new proposals announced by the Government.

Employment law reforms aim to ease burden on businesses

Posted on: 01/12/2011 - Employment

The Government is planning radical changes to employment law to provide a fairer balance between reducing costs to business at the same time as protecting the rights of employees.

Employment claims from part-time workers treble in a year

Posted on: 02/11/2011 - Employment

The number of employment tribunal claims from part-time workers has surged over the last two years.

Changes to regulations covering agency workers take effect

Posted on: 05/10/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

The changes to the regulations covering agency workers have now come into effect.

Employer not at fault for street light injury to child

Posted on: 05/10/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

The need for employers to have the correct legal and training procedures in place was shown in a recent case in which a child was injured as she walked under a street light. 

New National Minimum Wage rates come into effect

Posted on: 05/10/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

The new National Minimum Wage rates have now come into effect.

When TUPE does not apply

Posted on: 31/08/2011 - Employment

When a business is transferred from one owner to another, the rights of employees are protected by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE).

Overall employment tribunal figures fall but age claims increase

Posted on: 31/08/2011 - Employment

The overall number of employment cases being brought to tribunals has fallen by 8%, but the number of age related claims has continued to rise.

Right to request time for training will not extend to SME staff

Posted on: 09/08/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

The right to request time off for training will not be extended to SME employees for at least four years.

Director held personally liable for discriminatory dismissal

Posted on: 09/08/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

A company director has been held personally liable for the discriminatory dismissal of a pregnant employee.

Red Tape challenge puts spotlight on Equality Act

Posted on: 18/07/2011 - Employment

The Government’s Red Tape challenge website has put the spotlight on the Equality Act which came into effect last year.

Security firm did not discriminate against Muslim employee

Posted on: 18/07/2011 - Employment

A tribunal has held that a company did not discriminate against a Muslim security guard when it refused to allow him time off to attend Friday lunchtime prayers at a local mosque.

Company's mistake turns redundancies into unfair dismissals

Posted on: 02/06/2011 - Employment

Businesses need to ensure they follow the correct procedures when making redundancies.

Tribunal service expects rise in employment claims

Posted on: 31/05/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

Employment claims look set to continue rising, according to an official report by the Tribunal Service.

Small firms 'will still struggle with burden of EU red tape'

Posted on: 31/05/2011 - Corporate Commercial   |   Employment

The moratorium on new employment laws for small firms has now come into effect but business groups say that EU regulations will remain a major burden.

Government decides against extending Time to Train regulations

Posted on: 14/04/2011 - Employment

The Government has shelved plans to extend the Time to Train regulations to smaller firms.

Volunteers are not protected by anti-discrimination law

Posted on: 14/04/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

Unpaid volunteers are not ‘employees’ as far as anti-discrimination law is concerned and so they do not have the same protection as paid workers.

Compensation limits for employment claims increase by 4.6%

Posted on: 14/04/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

The maximum limits for redundancy payments and awards for various employment rights cases have risen in line with the annual index-linked formula.

Additional paternity leave rights for fathers comes into effect

Posted on: 14/04/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

New rights providing additional paternity leave and pay for fathers have now come into effect.

New approach to positive action on recruitment takes effect

Posted on: 14/04/2011 - Employment   |   Employment

Employers now have new rights to take positive action when looking at candidates for recruitment and promotion.

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