HR
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The Employment Tribunal ruled in Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd that an employer did not discriminate against a pregnant woman engaged on a zero-hours contract after she was sent...
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In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to consider using the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough...
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Workers have won a Supreme Court ruling against the supermarket giant, Asda, in a judgment that could lead to millions of pounds worth of equal pay claims against supermarkets. Background...
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The Prime Minister has unveiled his plans for the easing of lockdown restrictions on 19 July. He has confirmed that the legal restrictions will be lifted, but he expects individuals...
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There are increasing calls for the government to change the existing Shared Parental Leave policy and replace it with a new system similar to the one in place in Sweden...
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Sexual harassment in the workplace has taken new forms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sexual harassment occurs where both: ‘A’ engages in unwanted/unwelcome/uninvited conduct of a sexual nature. The conduct has...
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IR35 legislation tackles ‘disguised employment’ where an individual worker provides their services through an intermediary (such as a personal service company) but works more like an ‘employee’ for the end-user...
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The Supreme Court has ruled in a long-awaited judgment that care workers are not entitled to the national minimum wage for periods when they are asleep on shift. Facts Mrs...
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Uber BV (Uber) challenged the employment status of drivers who provide their services through the Uber application (Uber App). The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed their appeal and upheld an Employment...
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As the UK waits for the Coronavirus vaccine rollout to gather pace, cases are rising and the country is entering a period of lockdown restrictions similar to those seen in...
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Following on from our recent article about employing EU Nationals after Brexit, now is a good time to remind employers that from 1 January 2021, the UK launches a new...
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As the Government’s recent “Time is running out” campaign has highlighted, there are new rules for businesses and citizens in the UK from 1st January 2021 when the Brexit transition...
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