Employment
Data protection: new ICO guidance on monitoring workers
If you monitor staff at work, new guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) could help you comply with data protection...
Age discrimination: employee refused promotion awarded £84k by tribunal
A recent Employment Tribunal decision in which a designer was awarded over £84,000 highlights both the serious consequences of age...
Supreme Court rules that 'part-year workers' are entitled to a full 5.6 weeks' paid holiday
A recent ruling highlights a new worker category – part-year workers, i.e. those on permanent contracts who only work varying hours...
Employee's long covid was a disability, says tribunal
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was dismissed after a lengthy absence due to long covid symptoms was a disabled...
Tribunal rules calling a male employee 'bald' was harassment
An Employment Tribunal has agreed that an electrician experienced sex-related harassment when his baldness was insultingly referred...
Careless talk: what counts as a legally binding agreement?
Legally binding agreements can take many forms, some of which may surprise you: emails, messages and even conversations can all count....
Pregnancy discrimination: employee awarded £19k in tribunal claim win
An Employment Tribunal has once again shown employers the serious consequences of pregnancy discrimination by awarding an employee...
Discrimination claims: when the 3-month tribunal time limit doesn't apply
A recent tribunal decision has shown that the usual 3-month time limit for staff to bring discrimination claims against their employer...
Worker denied paid holiday entitled to claim for all missed holiday payments, says Court of Appeal
In another important ruling for the gig economy, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a worker who was wrongly classed as self-employed...
Living with covid – what does it mean for employers?
Across the UK, self-isolation requirements, contact tracing and free testing have either already disappeared or will do so over the...
COVID-19 round-up: Sick-pay changes and new tribunal rulings
Here's a round-up of several employment-related changes made in response to the Omicron variant, as well as a summary of 2 recent covid-related...
Are you paying the Minimum Wage? Tribunal contradicts HMRC on what's relevant to the calculation
In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has gone against HMRC guidance on which employee expenses are relevant when...