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Sexual Harassment Myth Busters – Failure to Complain

Claims of harassment, be they current or historical, are everywhere at the moment. Regardless of your view on the legitimacy of some of these, what is undeniable is that employers can’t continue…
21 November 2017

HR / Employment Law News

HMRC – not ‘sleeping’ on the job

Social Care employers are set for difficult times ahead as the HMRC set out the plans for the Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS) to address breaches of the National Minimum Wage requirements…
3 November 2017

HR / Employment Law News, Tribunals

Latest employment tribunal and EAT stats published

The latest employment tribunal and EAT statistics have been published by the Ministry of Justice. They detail the type and volume of cases received, disposed of and outstanding for the period April…
28 September 2017

HR / Employment Law News

Revised Vento bands confirmed following consultation

  Last month, we reported that the Presidents of the Employment Tribunals had issued a joint consultation statement seeking views on RPI-linked increases to the bands of awards for injury to feelings…
14 September 2017

HR / Employment Law News, Tribunals

Tribunal consults on Vento bands

  The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals have issued a joint consultation statement seeking views on RPI-linked increases to the bands of awards for injury to feelings in discrimination cases, which have…
2 August 2017

HR / Employment Law News

Employment Tribunal Fees to be Abolished

The Supreme Court has today published its landmark decision in the long-running legal battle between the Government and UNISON regarding the legality of Employment Tribunal fees. The Court has ruled that the…
26 July 2017

Health & Safety News, HR / Employment Law News

Accommodating Ramadan in the workplace

We are currently in the midst of Ramadan which, for many Muslims, is a period of religious observance. Failing to account for this in the workplace can give rise to employee relations…
15 June 2017

HR / Employment Law News

Full pay awarded during paternity leave

Since the introduction of Shared Parental Leave arrangements, many organisations providing enhanced maternity pay have considered whether similar increased benefits should be provided where fathers/partners access paternity and shared parental leave. In…
5 June 2017