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The UK Court of Appeal has held that an employer does not have to investigate every argument of defence presented by an employee in order for a disciplinary investigation to be considered reasonable …

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The UK government has announced that businesses with more than 250 employees will soon be legally required to publicly reveal the difference in the average pay of its male and female employees …

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It is now a criminal offence for an employer in the UK to require potential or existing employees to provide a copy of their criminal record through an enforced subject access request under the UK Data Protection Act …

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The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the UK statutory minimum wage for adults should increase by 20 pence to 6 …

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A UK company recently faced severe penalties after a worker died as a result of falling from a height of 7 …

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The principles established by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in last year’s obesity discrimination case were recently applied for the first time in the UK …

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From April 6th 2015 there will be new statutory compensation rates in the UK …

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A recent case which went before the UK Employment Tribunal has emphasised the importance of including provisions on electronic cigarettes in workplace smoking policies …

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An employer’s demand that its employees agree to new terms and conditions of employment or be dismissed was held not to be unjustified indirect discrimination in a recent case heard by the UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) …

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A recent report by the UK Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has revealed the average amount of monetary compensation agreed to in ACAS-mediated settlements for different types of claim …

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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a long-term sick employee is only triggered when there is some sign that the employee is likely to return to work …

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The UK Home Office has updated its employer’s guide to carrying out to right to work checks …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently agreed that an employee who worked remotely for a UK company abroad was entitled to bring a claim of unfair dismissal against their employer in the UK …

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According to the Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014, which came into force in the UK on January 8th 2015, Employment Tribunals may only consider backdated claims for unauthorised wage deductions — including shortfalls in holiday pay — where these deductions occurred no more than two years before the claim was lodged with the tribunal …

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