Employment and HR

• Low Pay Commission Seeks Views on Wage Rates

  • Posted27 May 2016

  The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates that should apply from April 2017. Whereas the NMW...

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• Mental Health Nurse Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim

  • Posted23 May 2016

  In a case which underlines the high standards expected of employers when investigating alleged misconduct, a mental health nurse who was accused of assaulting a patient and sacked from his...

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• The Taxation of Termination Payments – Injury to Feelings

  • Posted9 May 2016

  The Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled that a compensation payment for injury to feelings made on the termination of employment is subject to tax under Section 401 of the Income...

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• Government Consults on Tips

  • Posted5 May 2016

  Following a call for evidence last autumn on the operation of tips, gratuities, cover and service charges, the Government has published a consultation paper reflecting the evidence it received from...

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• Asked about a Colleague’s Competence? Be Careful What You Say

  • Posted27 April 2016

  Off-the-cuff and ill-considered remarks about work colleagues can have serious consequences for their careers. In one case which strikingly made the point that you should be careful what you say,...

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• TUPE and the Temporary Cessation of Work

  • Posted12 April 2016

  In a complex case (Mustafa and Another v Trek Highways Services Limited and Others), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in law in...

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