The Department for Work and Pensions has recently published its planned increases to many statutory payments with effect from April 2025....

The Employment (Allocations of Tips) Act 2023  and the Code of Practice on Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips came into force on 1...

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has  recently confirmed  that the National Living Wage (which is currently the top rate of National...

From 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 , will come into force. This will introduce a duty...

As you will be aware from the build-up since Labour’s manifesto pledges during this year’s election, and with Labour having subsequently...

The new Labour government has reaffirmed its commitment to making significant changes to employment law, with an Employment Bill expected...

Here are some examples: A tribunal has found that a woman who worked at the family shop (a limited company) between 2002 and 2022 and was...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) has recently published guidance for employers on menopause in the workplace, seeking to...

As me mentioned in our last post, Changes in Employment Law - 2024, it is an interesting year for Employment Law, as not only do we have...

It is an interesting year for Employment Law, as we have a number of changes coming into force - some of which will effect every business....

After raising a complaint with her employer about unequal pay over a period of 5 years compared with a male colleague, with the complaint...

On 29th January 2024, the Government published a consultation paper proposing the reintroduction of fees at the Employment Tribunals (ET)...

Under the new Regulations and from 6th April 2024, an employee will be entitled to make a flexible working request from the first day of...

The Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 has recently been laid before Parliament - eligible employees will be able to take the one weeks’...

The Aberdeen tribunal found that a disabled care worker who had taken time off for carpel tunnel surgery on both wrists was...

After hearing the evidence, the Reading Tribunal found in favour of the agency worker after it was found that after her manager...

Previously the National Living Wage (NLW) was the minimum rate to be paid to employees aged 23 and over, however Jeremy Hunt the...

Over the years there have been claims at the Employment Tribunal regarding holiday pay and employees claiming that they are not being...

Over the years it has been shown that some employers have not been using zero hour/casual contracts in the correct way, which has...

Recently the Home Office announced significant increases to fines for employers in relation to illegal working, which will mean that...