Flexible furlough

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Flexible furlough is available form 1 July, enabling furloughed workers to return to work on a flexible part time basis.  Up until the JRS (job retention scheme) closes on 31 October, these employees will be entitled…

Employment Law Update

Settled Status for EU workers As part of the government’s post-Brexit plans European workers currently living in the UK will be able to apply for settled status in 2019, allowing them to remain indefinitely following the end of the transition…

EAT gives landmark judgement on shared parental pay

This month, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down its judgement on a direct sex discrimination case involving shared parental pay. In other case law, the Supreme Court held there was an implied term in all contracts of employment…

Budget

There were a number of measures of importance to employers in the budget, including a small change to the taxation of termination payments, following a government consultation last year. From April 2018, termination payments (for redundancy,…

National living wage

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From 1 April the new National Living Wage (NLW) is payable to workers aged 25 and over. The introductory rate is set at £7.20 an hour and is expected to rise to over £9 by 2020. BIS guidance on ‘Calculating the minimum wage’ has been updated…

April enforcement dates…

April enforcement dates, new legislation, and the latest case law from courts and tribunals This month the shared parental leave rules reached the ‘expected week of childbirth’ trigger, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment…

Spring employment law changes

Regulations, statutory amendments, and case law continue to push forward developments in employment law Compensation rates rise, first shared parental leave babies are born, and ‘vaping’ reaches the tribunal system Tribunal awards New tribunal…

Holiday pay back in the spotlight, collective redundancy consultation rules assessed, and statutory pay rates rise

Holiday pay back in the spotlight, collective redundancy consultation rules assessed, and statutory pay rates rise The Lock case returns to a UK tribunal and the European advocate general decides on the meaning of ‘establishment’ in…

Politicians shouldn’t focus on regulation to make our labour market work better, says CIPD

Politicians shouldn’t focus on regulation to make our labour market work better, says CIPD New report suggests that either more or less employment regulation is likely to have little impact on UK labour market outcomes With less than 100…

‘Fit for work’ website and helpline goes ‘live’

‘Fit for work’ website and helpline goes ‘live’, prohibition on forced subject access requests is delayed, and no appeal yet on holiday pay overtime case Fit for work      Assessment and advice service aimed at speeding…