What is a remuneration package?
It is increasingly common for workers to change their job every few years. Research shows that young employees entering the job market tend to change jobs an average of 5.7 times. One of the main reasons cited for leaving a… Read on
Emergency volunteering leave
Important new volunteering rights for workers Apart from changing the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) scheme, the Coronavirus Act 2020 has introduced an important new right to emergency volunteering leave for workers. At the time of writing (2 April 2020) the… Read on
New national minimum wage rates now in force
The new rates for the national minimum wage (NMW), including the national living wage, came into force on 1 April 2019. This year sees the twentieth anniversary of the NMW, which was introduced in 1999. Rates have increased by just… Read on
New restrictions on use of non-disclosure clauses in settlement agreements
The government has launched a consultation on curbing the use of so-called gagging clauses in settlement agreements and employment contracts. The consultation runs until 29 April 2019. The current position When an employee leaves employment, they may agreement a termination… Read on
Gender pay deadline: the figures are in!
4 April 2018 was the deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers (with 250 or more employees) to publish their gender pay gap figures on the government’s dedicated website. Around 1,500 employers missed the deadline and over 1,000 added… Read on
New job? What to watch out for before you sign on the dotted line
As the first few months of the new year past, many may be thinking about moving on to something new. While batteries recharged by the fresh start may spur the search for a new challenge, once you have landed that… Read on
Illegality: workers won’t necessarily have the best of both worlds
There has been a lot in the press recently about ‘worker’ status for individuals providing services to the gig economy for example, the cases relating to drivers in Uber and the bicycle couriers in City Sprint and now, plumbers in… Read on
What are flexible working requests?
A flexible working request is a request to alter working times or conditions. Requests can be made for any reason, but need to be made in the correct format by employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service. Once a… Read on
What are Sunday working rights?
Sunday working rights are legal rights given to shop and betting workers. Workers in these industries cannot be forced to work on Sundays, as they are able to ‘opt-in’ or ‘opt-out’ of Sunday working. The rights are given to workers… Read on
Non-payment of discretionary bonus: new case
We report on a new case dealing with discretionary bonuses and the steps an employer will need to take if not paying. Background The Claimant in this case, Mr Hill, had a bonus scheme with his employer Niksun Inc, which… Read on
Personal social media at work: ECHR decision
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights about employee’s private use of a Yahoo Messenger account has hit the news in a big way over the last couple of days. We explain the legal rationale behind it. Background… Read on
Muslim discriminated against by pay scale?
Did the Prison Service’s pay system indirectly discriminate against Muslim prison chaplains? The Prison Service had only employed Muslim chaplains since 2002, but had employed Christian chaplains for some time before that. This meant that Muslim chaplains were generally lower… Read on
Should teacher have revealed previous allegation of sexual assault by pupil?
Mr Amadi, the Claimant in this case, worked on a part-time basis as a teacher for The Basildon Academies. In his previous role, he had been suspended following accusations that he had sexually assaulted a pupil. The police contacted the… Read on
Holiday pay/overtime important update
We report on the latest development in the claims for underpaid holiday, and the decision that non-guaranteed overtime should be included in the cases going under the banner Bear Scotland v. Fulton. The Bear case was one of a group… Read on