Gender pay gap reporting is good but not the whole solution
Gender pay gap reporting will still require an individual to stand up and take legal action against their employer to make a difference, writes Arpita Dutt.
May 17, 2016 No Comments
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May 11, 2016 No Comments
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Brexit and the Premier League: No more Bale-outs?
“Too many foreigners in the English game” has been cited by the Brazilian football legend Carlos Alberto as a reason for the English national side’s poor showings in international tournaments. Could Brexit give more English-born players a chance to play in the Premier League?
April 22, 2016 No Comments
Employers aren’t obliged to carry on childcare vouchers under a salary sacrifice during maternity leave
An employer which offered childcare vouchers by way of salary sacrifice was not obliged to continue to pay them to an employee on maternity leave.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
Complaint about cramped working conditions could amount to whistleblowing
An employee’s complaint about her cramped working conditions may have been sufficiently in the public interest to amount to a whistleblowing disclosure.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
Raising minor concerns with employee on sick leave could be constructive dismissal
A company who sent written concerns about their performance to an employee who was off sick with work-related stress was found to have constructively dismissed that employee.
April 22, 2016 No Comments
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
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
