Contracted hours not being met? Employer and employee rights
By Joel Hurst
The number of hours that are to be worked by an employee is outlined in the employment contract, including their …
Tag: Employment Tribunal
A Guide To Employment Tribunals
By Joel Hurst
If you are a business owner, employer or even employee, it would be prudent to have a basic knowledge about …
Discrimination cases may take up to 14 months in tribunal
Employment tribunal delays show courts are under massive pressure, leaving claimants stuck waiting until December 2021.
Creating a sexual harassment policy that meets staff expectations
Recent events have brought more attention to sexual harassment in the workplace, but knowing how to fight against such issues is still not fully understood. To give bosses a more in-depth view of what can be done, we asked experts what procedures should be put in place and what staff expect the process to be like.
Has the gig economy got a new gig?
By Staff writer
Michelle Morgan, senior associate in the employment law team at Gardner Leader solicitors, takes a look at what the Taylor Review means for small business owners, especially those operating within the gig economy.
Don’t fall foul of gender reassignment discrimination like Primark
Primark landed itself in hot water, after failing to protect one of its transgender employees from the abuse of colleagues. The company promptly found itself in court, slapped with a gender reassignment discrimination badge. There is, of course, a lesson to be learned.
Supreme Court ruling on employment tribunal fees has boiled my blood
The compensation culture may have just received its greatest support to date, following the Supreme Court ruling to axe employment tribunal fees.
What’s next on the agenda for employment law?
By Staff writer
With 2017 set to be a busy year in terms of employment law key changes include the introduction of mandatory gender pay gap reporting, the apprenticeship levy and the potential triggering of Brexit we discuss some of the changes.
Uber drivers are missing the point of self-employment
By Jan Cavelle
The decision to classify Uber drivers as workers will have impacts far and wide in the gig economy, and could damage a great breeding ground for innovation.
Eva Carneiro rejects 1.2m settlement from Chelsea to pursue claim against football club
Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro has rejected a £1.2m pay-off from the club – and is set to bring legal action against Jose Mourinho for alleged discrimination.