Shared parental leave and sex discrimination
In May of this year, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in two joined cases involving shared parental leave. The argument…
Employment
The staggering cost of poor mental health management in the workplace
A leading employment lawyer has seen an increase in enquires relating to mental health in the workplace – demonstrating that employers are…
Non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases
Following the publication of the Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons’ report on the use of non-disclosure agreements (…
Working hours: European Court decision means employers need to look again at the records they keep
The Working Time Regulations entitle workers to minimum paid leave, a maximum working week of 48 hours (subject to any opt out in place),…
How to Avoid Potential Summer Employment Headaches
As summer approaches, employers must begin thinking about how to effectively deal with the management of holidays and what impact it will…
NDAs: What are they, how do they work and what should be in them?
Introduction
With dozens of academics telling the BBC recently that they were “harassed” out of their jobs, and the BBC putting this down…
Increase in Agricultural Wages 2019
The minimum wage for agricultural workers in Scotland can be different to the minimum wage payable in other jobs as their wages are…
2019 Employment Law Update
2018 was an eventful year for employment law. In addition to the introduction of the GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and changes to the…
The Government’s Good Work Plan
Building upon its response to the Taylor Review in February 2018 and the consultations which were launched at that time, the government…
Retail: a tough shift for workers at Christmas
A career in retail on the UK’s high streets seems a pretty hazardous affair at the moment.
According to a recent study carried out…
Is the use of Confidentiality Agreements on the rise?
Confidentiality agreements are pretty topical all of a sudden. Juventus footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the subject of…
Employers chance to stay on top of employment law
Whether it’s the importance of clearly worded contracts, knowing how to bring them to an end correctly, the rights of gig economy workers…
New Law for Taxation of Termination Payments
New tax rules that came into effect on 6 April 2018 mean employers are now required to pay income tax and national insurance contributions…
Dress codes and Sex Discrimination – Do’s and Don’ts as an employer
The Government has recently issued guidance for employers, to help them ensure that they are implementing dress codes which are not…
Addison Lee loses legal appeal over courier worker status
On Friday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected an appeal by car and courier service Addison Lee, in their attempt to challenge an…
Stress at Work
According to the Office for National Statistics which carries out a labour force survey on stress in the workplace each year, some 12.5…
Employment law expertise grows as firm expands in the capital
Thorntons Solicitors is strengthening its footprint in Edinburgh and status as one of the largest full service law firms in Scotland with…
When are On-Call Shifts considered working time?
For many workers their job will involve an element of being on-call. That may be care workers who are on-call or perform “sleeping-in…
Insolvent Employers – What can employees do?
The recent news of Carillion’s collapse, placing a large number of employees at risk of losing their jobs, highlights the continuing…
Long-term Absence and Reasonable Adjustments
Is banning aerosols and perfume in the workplace a reasonable adjustment? Employment Solicitor, Amy Jones looks at the recent case of Dyer…
Employment law changes expected this year
2018 and it's time to look ahead to the changes due to take effect within Employment Law.
2017 was a busy year for employment law, with…