Employment Law Brief

Government Attempts to Soften the Impact of the Trade Union Bill

Friday, 18 March 2016

The government has proposed a number of amendments to the Trade Union Bill to lessen the impact of its proposals.

Discontinuing Salary Sacrifice Schemes During Maternity Leave

Friday, 18 March 2016

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that it is not discriminatory to discontinue childcare vouchers during maternity leave.

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When is an Employer's Discretion to Award Commission Limited?

Friday, 18 March 2016

The Court of Appeal has found that the High Court was entitled to increase an employee's commission level, where the employer could not provide evidence of the decision making process behind the way that it had allocated commission.

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Changes to Limits on Tribunal Awards and Statutory Payments

Friday, 18 March 2016

Tribunal compensation limits and statutory payments will increase from 6 April 2016.

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'Pulling a Sickie' Can Lead to Dismissal

Friday, 18 March 2016

In Metroline West Ltd v Ajaj, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee can be dismissed for gross misconduct when 'pulling a sickie'.

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Bristol Company Introduces New Approach to Flexible Working

Friday, 11 March 2016

A company in Bristol is believed to be the first in the UK to introduce a 'period policy'.

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Avoiding Discriminatory Job Adverts - New Guidance Published

Friday, 11 March 2016

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new best practice guidance on avoiding unlawful discrimination in advertisements.

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Prisons, Petrol Stations and Vicarious Liability

Friday, 11 March 2016

The Supreme Court has given two complementary judgments exploring issues of vicarious liability.

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New Regulation of Recruitment Agencies and Overseas Recruitment - Response to Consultation

Friday, 11 March 2016

On 25 February, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published the government's response to the consultation on reforming the regulatory framework for the recruitment sector and proposal to prohibit European Economic Area only recruitment.

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Must employers tell employees about ill-health pension options in cases of redundancy?

Friday, 04 March 2016

Unless a member applies for ill-health pension, there is no duty on the employer to advise him or her of the option to take ill-health retirement.

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Employment Tribunal Fees Update - UNISON Granted Permission to Appeal to Supreme Court

Friday, 04 March 2016

The Supreme Court has granted UNISON permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision rejecting UNISON's judicial review of the employment tribunal fee regime.

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Gender Pay Gap - Draft Regulations' Scope Clarified

Friday, 04 March 2016

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has clarified who the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) apply to.

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Buying Out Benefits - what's the appropriate tax treatment?

Friday, 26 February 2016

In a recent decision, the First-tier Tax Tribunal considered the correct tax treatment of a lump sum payment made to compensate an employee for the loss of certain benefits.

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The Use of Dropbox Fails to Validly Lodge Appeal Documents

Friday, 26 February 2016

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that the use of online file sharing service Dropbox did not validly serve a notice of appeal.

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Update - Lock v British Gas: Commission and Holiday Pay

Friday, 26 February 2016

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that UK legislation must be interpreted in accordance with European law so that commission payments are included when calculating holiday pay.

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