Flexible Furloughing
New detailed guidance has been released around how flexible furloughing will work On 29 May the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, outlined further details on the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). He confirmed…
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Holiday Entitlement
When an employee or worker takes holiday, they should get the same pay when they’re on holiday as when they’re at work – whatever their working pattern. Some employers might offer better holiday pay schemes….
UK/EU: ECJ rules that Member States must require actual hours worked to be recorded
Article by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP The ECJ has followed the Opinion of EU Advocate General Pitruzzella in ruling that, under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU Working Time Directive, member states…
WEU succeeds in the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink – data leaks, misconduct and s.152 TULRCA 1992
The Workers of England Union, with directions from our legal team at Tilbrooks Solicitors, engaged the services of Changez Khan, a Barrister from Farrars Chambers, who succeeded in the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink…
Working time: when are on call workers considered to be working?
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
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…
British TUC only speaks for a minority of Unions
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 timeline 2018 – 2019
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…
Employment law update 2017-2018
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
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…