The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published proposed increases to various statutory benefits payments which are expected to apply from 4 April 2021, following an order being made.
Although the post-Brexit transition period will come to an end at 11pm on 31 December 2020, we still await news on whether a trade deal can be reached between the UK and the EU.
The Government is consulting on the use of post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment The consultation could have a significant impact on an employer's relationship with its former employees or workers.
Following the end of the second national lockdown and the move back to the local tier system, additional guidance has been provided for those who qualify as clinically extremely vulnerable.
The Court of Appeal held that an employment tribunal was entitled to reject a whistleblowing claim which was based on 37 separate alleged communications. But can such communications amount to a protected disclosure?
The National Minimum Wage sets the amount of pay due to most workers from school leaver age up to the age of 25, with the National Living Wage applying to those aged 25 or over.
Changes to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) filtering rules came into effect on Saturday 28 November 2020 which have removed the 'multiple conviction rule' and prevent the disclosure of youth cautions.
This article provides a brief overview of the statutory obligations to consult and an update on the newly reported case of UQ v Marclean Technologies SLU.
We are aware that HMRC have recently requested certain information from organisations to check whether the business has been using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme correctly.
The BBC has been in the headlines over the last few years in relation to alleged pay discrimination and gender inequality and there have been some very high profile cases reported in the media.
