The question of when an on call worker is considered to be working has vexed courts and tribunals for years. In the latest instalment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently held that time…
Myth: Employers can make deductions from the wages of staff who make mistakes which cost them money Irwin Mitchell LLP 22 March 2018 The right to be paid wages in full is a basic employment…
Many people believe that the British Trades Union Congress speaks for all Trade Unions in the UK , and they would be wrong. There are 158 Trade Unions, and 92 Employers’ Associations in UK (31.03.17)….
Employment law changes 2018 30 March 2018 Gender pay gap reporting for public sector employers Public sector employers must publish first reports before this date (with a snapshot date of 31 March 2017). 1 April…
Here we summarise the latest employment law changes and legal updates. Acas are the employment relations experts and a trusted source of advice for employers, employees, Government and others. The Government has introduced several new…
Demystifying the apprenticeship levy Rebecca Buck, October 18, 2017 Recommendations for what businesses and the government can do to help employers realise the levy’s potential Recent figures about the widespread lack of understanding of…
Trade Unionists Against the EU TUAEU believes that the time is right to offer the peoples of Britain an alternative view of Europe outside of the EU. The working peoples of Europe are clearly not…
UK statutory sick pay is ‘inadequate’ By Ashleigh Wight on 25 Jan 2018 in Health and safety, Sick pay Statutory sick pay arrangements in the UK are in breach of legal obligations under the European…
Autonomous Vehicles Will Replace Taxi Drivers, But That’s Just the Beginning By Sam Tracy of the Huffington Post 06/11/2015 03:51 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 Google, Tesla Motors, and many other companies are in a race…
Minimum wage hikes promised by Labour could lead to workers being replaced by robots, think-tanks warns The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned wage hikes could accelerate automation Jeremy Corbyn has promised a dramatic hike in…