Food company director disqualified for employing illegal staff
The director of a cooked foods wholesaler has been disqualified for employing illegal workers in Birmingham.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
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Hospital cleaners strike for living wage
A large number of cleaners working in hospitals in London went on strike to call for payment of a living wage.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
Care company could be sued for paying under minimum wage
Employment Law News Care company could be sued for paying under minimum wage One of the UK’s largest care companies could be facing litigation from
April 22, 2016 No Comments
IKEA to pay £23,000 to employee unfairly dismissed over milkshake
IKEA in Dublin has been ordered to pay €30,000 (£23,000) for unfairly dismissing a member of staff who had drunk a milkshake without paying for it.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
Budget 2016: Amendments to taxation of termination payments
Anyone who has ever been party to a settlement agreement will most likely be aware that an employee gets the first £30,000 of any termination payment tax-free, with any excess subjected to income tax as normal. The current position is that, even for the portion of a termination payment which exceeds the threshold and is taxable, National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are not payable.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
Regulators decide not to apply CRD IV bonus cap to small firms
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority have announced that they will not be applying the European CRD IV bonus cap to small firms.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
Updates from the Employment Tribunal – awards and statistics
As of 6 April 2016, Employment Tribunal awards will increase. The maximum compensatory award will be the lower of a year’s pay and £78,962 (increasing from £78,335). The upper limit on a week’s pay, which is relevant to various calculations including statutory redundancy payments and basic awards for unfair dismissal, rises to £479 from £475.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
What is a ‘fair and reasonable’ level of split commission?
An employer’s decision regarding the split of a commission pool between offices was unreasonable in circumstances where the rules set out in the commission plan were not followed.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
Bristol company introduces ‘period leave’ policy
A Bristol-based company has introduced a ‘period policy’ to allow female staff to work flexibly around their menstrual cycle.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
When is an employer liable for harm caused by its staff?
In some circumstances an employer can be held accountable when its staff do something wrong. In two recent cases, the Supreme Court has given useful guidance on the kinds of circumstances in which that will be so.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
Brexit: The employment law implications
On 23 June 2016, British voters will determine whether the UK will leave the EU (also known as ‘Brexit’). Given that many UK employment rights are in some way derived from European law, what consequences would leaving the EU have on employment law?
March 10, 2016 No Comments
Apprenticeship levy bill published
Draft legislation has been published which would require employers to pay an annual apprenticeship levy.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
