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Written by Brabners LLP Who can workers/employees on these contracts compare themselves with for discrimination purposes? In most discrimination claims, the claimant must have a comparator who they can compare themselves with in order to argue that they have suffered less favourable treatment. Often, the comparator is someone else in the employer’s business whose circumstances…
Workers to become entitled to itemised statements
On 6 April 2019, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement (Amendment (No.2) Order 2018 (the ‘Order’) will come into force and amend the Employment Rights Act 1996. Brabners LLP looks at how this will affect workers.
April brings with it a myriad of financial changes relevant to employers and other businesses
With increases in employment tribunal compensation limits, the NLW and other NMW amounts, read on for further details and to make sure you are in the know!
Supreme Court Casts Doubts Over the Future of the “Burchell” test in Unfair Dismissal Cases involving Misconduct.
Brabners LLP ask, “Is there now going to be a change to how those cases are dealt with by the courts?”.
Employment Tribunals: Increase to awards and individual claims being brought
Find out more about the new employment tribunal fee limited that are due to apply from 6 April 2018.
Worker Rights: upcoming changes to itemised payslips
Brabners LLP looks at the two new Orders that were placed before Parliament which is set to change the itemised payslip requirements for businesses engaging workers.
Government responds to Matthew Taylor’s Review of Modern Working Practices with proposals and numerous consultations
A look at the four consultations announced by the government in response to the Taylor Review.
Case Update – ECHR finds that covert surveillance cameras breach employees’ privacy rights
Reflecting on the Lopez Ribalda and others vs Spain case, Brabners LLP considers this in the context of UK data protection law when using camera surveillance in the workplace.
Compensatory rest break for workers – EAT confirms it must be an uninterrupted 20 minutes
A look at a recent case where the EAT considered whether the compensatory 20-minute rest break has to be taken in one uninterrupted period, or whether it could be taken as a series of short breaks.
Dismissal unfair where employee could not provide right to work documents
EAT find the dismissal of an employee was unfair as employee was not subject to immigration control but with no documentation evidencing his Right to work in UK.