A headline in The Times last week caught my eye. “Tribunals gridlocked by surge in claims” it shouted at me, as I perused the paper over lunch. Yes, we might be experiencing some delays in the tribunal service currently, but certainly here in South Yorkshire, to call them “gridlocked” would be a little overdramatic. So what is causing the delays?… Read more →
Claims of discrimination by perception are unusual and therefore it is useful to look in a little more detail at this type of claim if they get to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to get a better understanding of how the Tribunal’s deal with the issues created by this type of claim in practice. The recent case of Coffey v Norfolk Constabulary gives us just such an… Read more →
If you are a regular reader of our blogs, you may have noticed our frequent updates regarding the pay workers receive to conduct sleep-in shifts and whether it should be paid at the relevant National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (referred to collectively as “NMW” in this post) rate as opposed to a flat rate for staying the night. The… Read more →
On 23 November 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced his Autumn 2017 budget. Below are the key employment law considerations. National Living Wage and National Minimum wage rates are due to increase in April 2018. They are due to change as follows: Age Group Current Rate Proposed April 2018 Rate 25 and above £7.50 £7.83 21-24… Read more →
Unless you’re one of the undead you must have heard of the GDPR by now. So what does GDPR stand for and where does it come from? The General Data Protection Regulation is a European Union Directive that will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) in the UK. The Brexiteers amongst you may think “Great, we can ignore that… Read more →
In a momentous ruling the Supreme Court have ruled that the Government’s policy of requiring Claimants to pay fees to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal is unlawful. Tribunal fees were deemed unlawful because they prevent access to justice and because they are indirectly discriminatory, particularly against women who are more likely to work part time and are therefore disproportionately affect by the fees. Fees were introduced nearly four… Read more →
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