Employment and HR

• What Counts as ‘Time Work’?

  • Posted5 August 2019

  A recent case illustrates that decisions as to whether time spent by a worker who is on call counts as ‘time work’ for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage...

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• Phase Two of the ‘Good Work Plan’ – Protecting Vulnerable Workers

  • Posted18 July 2019

  In July 2017, Matthew Taylor published his independent review on modern working practices, entitled ‘Good Work’. The Government published its response to the review in February 2018 and launched consultations...

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• Written Statement of Employment Particulars – Late Provision

  • Posted17 July 2019

  The Employment Rights Act 1996 provides that all employees, whether part-time or full-time, are entitled by law to be given a written statement setting out the main particulars of their...

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• Disability Discrimination and the Meaning of ‘Long-Term’

  • Posted5 July 2019

  Employment disputes often arise because an employer does not consider that an employee’s condition is a disability that qualifies them for protection under the Equality Act 2010. It is therefore...

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• Gay Headteacher a Victim of Unconscious Discrimination, EAT Rules

  • Posted18 June 2019

  Whether discrimination is subliminal or deliberate often makes little difference to the pain and distress it causes. The point was strikingly made by a case in which an openly gay...

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• Profoundly Flawed Disciplinary Process Costs Engineering Company Dear

  • Posted6 June 2019

  Workplace disciplinary proceedings must be thorough, fair and impartial and a failure to meet those standards can be costly, both in reputational and financial terms. In a case on point,...

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