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The Employment Appeals Tribunal has thrown the rights of men on parental leave back into the air in cases where their partner has enhanced maternity leave …

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Employers of zero-hours workers should be very careful not to employ them on standardised contracts that also apply to full-time workers …

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Any company still operating defined benefit pension schemes will be under increasing pressure to maintain the required funding to meet its obligations …

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In yet another case concerning accusations of “bogus self-employment” the trade union GMB has commenced proceedings on behalf of drivers used by three companies that deliver parcels for Amazon …

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Many employers avoid “bumping” when making individual redundancy decisions out of fear that it would generate an unfair or constructive dismissal claim …

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The Court of Appeal has ruled that the expectation an employee would work late could be strong enough to amount to an unlawful “provision, criterion or practice (PCP)” under the Disability Discrimination Act [United First Partners Research v Nicolas Carreras] …

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The Supreme Court has made a landmark decision in a long running dispute about employment status …

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The company Yahoo – now part of the group called Oath – has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) under pre-GDPR rules for a huge data breach that took place in 2014 …

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The Supermarket chain Sainsbury has been introducing a number of changes ahead of its planned increase in its minimum hourly rate of £8 …

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A special review is being undertaken by a panel set up by the Ministry of Health into why female doctors are paid an average of £57,569 (US$76,740) in the National Health Service, but male doctors £67,788 (US$90,360) …

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The minimum pay of trainee Solictors (Lawyers) in England and Wales has fallen in real terms by an average of £580 a month since the minimum wage in the profession was removed in 2014 …

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A three-year pay agreement covering journalists and technicians working for the public broadcaster – the BBC – illustrates how easy life is in the public sector when revenue can be generated through taxation and licencing rather than through profit and loss …

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Figures from 2017 from the Office for National Statistics reveal that the number of workers on zero hours contracts rose last year by 100,000 to 1 …

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Employers with part- time or term-time workers may need to reassess their calculation of holiday pay, although the basis for this action is a deeply faulted appeals decision …

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Although an agency worker must, after 12 weeks, be paid the equivalent rate of pay and enjoy the same employment terms as a permanent employee in the company where they are assigned, it is possible to roll up their holiday pay …

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