Employees face different outcomes for the same disciplinary incident
Is it fair for employees involved in the same disciplinary incident to be issued with different sanctions?
In the case of MBNA…
Employment
Does whistleblowing legislation apply to internal disputes about terms of employment?
The EAT held that a dispute between an employer and a group of employees relating to their terms and conditions of employment was capable…
Name-blind Recruitment: An end to Racial Discrimination?
Organisations from across the public and private sectors have agreed to use name-blind recruitment in an effort to combat discrimination…
HR involvement in disciplinary investigation rendered dismissal unfair in a warning to HR advisors
Employment Appeal Tribunal uphold decision where a disciplinary investigation that had been heavily influenced by HR resulted in unfair…
Employment and Abolition of the Driving Licence Counterpart
On 8 June 2015 the DVLA stopped issuing paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence and existing paper counterparts no longer have…
Holiday Pay Update - Is the law on overtime and holiday pay any clearer?
Employment Law specialist Noele McClelland looks at recent cases which have been shaped by claims involving holiday pay.
For employment…
The Picture Becomes Clearer around Holidays, Sick Leave and Carry forward
The issue of employees being able to carry over holidays when they have been unable to take them due to being on long term sickness has…
Uniform Policies and Indirect Discrimination
Does your business have a uniform policy, and if so does it accommodate a person's religious beliefs?
The extent to which an employer may…
Is Travelling Time Working Time?
Does the time that peripatetic workers (i.e. workers who are not assigned to a fixed or habitual place of work) spend travelling from home…
When is a disclosure in the public interest?
Whistleblowing remains a high profile topic and with the need for two years' service before an employee can raise an unfair dismissal case…
Whistleblowing what is it and what does it mean for employers?
Our recent mock tribunal centred on whether an employee had "blown the whistle" by making a qualifying disclosure. What exactly is a…
Zero Hours Contract: A key manifesto battleground in the 2015 General Election
One of the battlegrounds for the forthcoming General Election focuses on the use of zero hours contracts. Are they the scourge of society…
The 1D effect and Compassionate Leave for Employees
The Independent reported last week that employees have been requesting compassionate leave to cope with the news Zayn Malik has left One…
Employment Tribunal Limits to change.
With effect from 6 April 2015 the award limits for Employment Tribunals will increase.
Every year, the UK Government revises the key…
Varying employment contracts without employee consent
From time to time, employers may have legitimate reasons to want to alter employees’ contracts. Amy Jones, Employment Law specialist looks…
National Minimum Wage: Government releases list of 33 businesses that have breached the law.
Following last week's recommendations from the TUC regarding stronger sanctions for employers not paying the national minimum wage, the…
TUC believes Government should do more to enforce sanctions for employers not paying the national minimum wage
The union made recommendations in a report published yesterday on its website. Responding to this, Noele McClelland, Partner in the…
Social Media; The damage 140 characters can do continues to be highlighted
Social media and its alleged ills have again been in the news. Whether it is offensive comments relating to tragedies, critically ill…
2015 Brave New World?
As we begin 2015 the media is full of their annual retrospectives and crystal ball gazing for the year ahead, and employment lawyers are no…
New Regulations Limiting Holiday Pay Claims
An employment law specialist has said the Government's plan to introduce new legislation surrounding underpaid holiday pay will be welcomed…
Obesity can be a disability, EU court rules
Noele McClelland, Partner and Head of Employment Law comments on today's EU Court ruling that Obesity can be a disability.
Obesity is a…