If you haven’t been in a supermarket since Christmas and not seen the inordinate amount of chocolate on the shelves, you might not know that Easter is incredibly early this year, with Bank Holidays falling on 25th and 28th March. Last year the Easter Bank Holidays fell on 3rd and 6th April. Next year Easter […]
Following our January forecast the judgement in Lock v British Gas has been released. Anyone not already doing so should calculate normal pay to include commission. There is nothing new in the decision but it does make the previous ones more binding. The principles on holiday pay are now clear: 1. Taking holiday must not financially […]
Following on from our January newsletter the draft regulations have now been published. Here is a quick overview of what it will mean for employers: – Any company with more than 250 employees will have to publish its mean and median gender pay gap, or, if there isn’t one, state that there is no gap. […]
A recent ET judgment suggests there is no guarantee to long periods of time off for religious reasons. In Garedu v London Underground the ET held the Respondent was right to reject the Claimant’s request to five weeks off in summer to attend a religious festival in Italy, his country of origin. The Claimant had […]
It’s that time of year again. The end of February means the dawn of spring, a season often associated with rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. In the spirit of spring why not refresh you employment law knowledge and attend our annual Employment Law Update in April. (If you thought the links to Case of the […]
Every month we bring you the most absurd employment cases that becomes sensationalist click bait. This month’s calamitous Claimant is a Police Chief Superintendent who was sacked for numerous incidents of gross misconduct. He simulated a sex act on banana whilst being interviewed for the local radio. Put his tongue in a female colleague’s ear. […]
Perhaps another case of tabloid employment law, Marks v Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, saw the Claimant awarded over £830,000.00 in compensation. (The junior doctor’s contract will have to include Sundays to cover this loss!) Ms Marks, the Claimant, was Head of HR at the Respondent, whose chairman, Mr Baines, was a professional and personal […]
In case you have not been following the news lately, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has caused quite a stir by trying to impose a new contract on junior doctors, which, in turn led to them striking. The issue has been a complete debacle and is a classic example of mismanagement which other employers could […]
This month’s newsletter should have come with the subtitle – A Tale of Two Jeremys. After nearly a year Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to producer, Oisin Tymon, and agreed to pay him (in joint with the BBC) £100,000.00 to settle any racial discrimination and personal injury claims. By settling out of court the BBC and […]
Good morning, we have another case law update fresh off the digital press for you to read. Today’s case concerns trade unions and is something of a judicial foul up but in the end raises some interesting points. You can also read last week’s case on voluntary redundancy. Today’s questions Can an employer’s omission amount […]
Another week, another case. After a long week of stormy weather and associated British small talk we thought it would be best to cut to the chase, not bother with a tenuous link and get stuck into a case about redundancy and TUPE. For those of you who already had your fill of TUPE last […]
TUPE, or not TUPE: that is the question. This case examines whether subcontractors whose work is halted by their employers can TUPE over to a new company whilst not working? Mr Mustafa, the Claimant, worked in traffic management for Amey, the 2nd Respondent. The 2nd Respondent was then awarded a large highway maintenance contract in […]
This tax case asks whether the £30,000 tax free exemption on settlement agreement sums is applicable if the employee has already received redundancy pay? Mr Moorthy, the Claimant, was made redundant by Jacobs Engineering Ltd. He received £10,000 in statutory redundancy pay but then bought unfair and age discrimination claims against Jacobs. The claims were […]
