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Being faith-friendly: an Employer's guide to Ramadhan
As we approach the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan, here's some suggestions on how employers should prepare to support employees who wish to observe it, and indeed religious festivals generally.
Journal editorial December 2020
Employers should help people find their own best balance between home and office working; Government must recognise the urgency of the crisis in legal aid
Failure to hold appeal hearing triggered unfair dismissal
Company could rely on tribunal’s adverse finding on credibility
Men cannot claim enhanced shared parental pay: Appeal Court
Supreme Court appeal likely on indirect discrimination case
Data protection offences: latest cases from ICO
Action against individuals – and HMRC – for improper use
When failure to provide statement of particulars claimable
Claim disallowed as breach cured ahead of proceedings
“Workers” now entitled to itemised pay statements
Guide published to rights from 6 April 2019
Letter: social mobility needs employers
Some practical steps through which employers can be more proactive
EU citizens and Brexit: a Government guide
Toolkit sets out rights if Withdrawal Agreement takes effect
New ACAS guide covers age discrimination, and how to respond
Advice for employers and employees on identifying and preventing it
Constructive knowledge of disability existed before report
School held to have failed in duty to make reasonable adjustments
Code of practice guides employers over illegal working
New code sets out checks, civil penalties, and defences
Clearing own name did not meet public interest disclosure test
Defamation counted as breach of law, but disclosure not protected
Belief in independence protected under Equality Act 2010
Judge allows discrimination claim by SNP councillor to go ahead
When 10 discrimination allegations are not enough
Judge wrong to require claimant to select 10 allegations from claim
National minimum wage not payable for full sleepover shifts
Court of Appeal rules rate only due for time actually worked
Tribunal bound to deal with alleged discipline disparity
Case to be reheard following failure to make findings or analysis
Company barred from defending should have been heard on award
Court of Appeal also limits costs payable by respondent
Mind the gap
Do the Gender Pay Gap Regulations provide enough useful information to justify their approach?
Holiday pay: average over what period?
Strict 12 weeks in regulations preferred to annualised sum
Award limit annual increases about to come in
Inflation linked rises apply to claims lodged from 6 April
Is a change of care provider a TUPE transfer?
EAT refers important case back to new tribunal
Forty year old rule called into question?
Burchell test queried in Supreme Court, but no early threat
Employers should consider “bumping” in redundancy cases
Duty is to look at possibility rather than to carry out