Employment and HR

• Agency Workers and the ‘Swedish Derogation’ Exception

  • Posted17 May 2013

  The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), which implement the EU Agency Workers Directive, came into force on 1 October 2011. Under Regulation 5 of the AWR, agency workers have the...

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• Stringfellows’ Lap Dancer Not an Employee

  • Posted7 May 2013

  The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and ruled that a lap dancer at a London club owned by Peter Stringfellow was not...

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• Criminal Record Disclosures ‘Incompatible’ With Human Rights

  • Posted22 April 2013

  The Court of Appeal has ruled that the established regime whereby applicants for jobs requiring contact with children or vulnerable adults have their entire criminal records disclosed to prospective employers...

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• Government Announces New Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted17 April 2013

  The Government has accepted the recommendations of the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) for this year’s adult and youth National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. However, the LPC’s recommendation that...

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• Acas Publishes Collective Redundancies Guide

  • Posted16 April 2013

  Following recent changes to the length of consultation required when making collective redundancies, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Services (Acas) has published a guide for employers entitled ‘How to manage...

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• Employment Tribunal Fees – Update

  • Posted11 April 2013

  Currently, bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) is free of charge. From July 2013, this is set to change, however, with the introduction of fees for single claims...

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