Great news for all working professionals in UK – the government has agreed to increase the National Minimum Living Wage from the 1st of April, 2018. This increase is a culmination of the reforms suggested in the November Budget statement and aims to help all workers aged 25 years and above. While employees in the UK are excited by this proposition, there are some who find the increase insufficient. These …
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, now replaced by the Equality Act 2010 is directed towards protecting the rights of the people/professionals with a disability. Disability discrimination is prevalent almost everywhere and more often, the disabled are not aware of their legal rights. In the United Kingdom alone, majority of workers are treated less favourably because …
Image Source The modern-day workplace can be very competitive. Some employers promote stricter deadlines and push responsibilities on their employees on purpose in order to motivate them. However, in most cases, pushing your employees too much can end up hampering their overall productivity and cause unnecessary stress on them. Research shows that work-related stress affects both employees and employers. Often, employees resort to other ways such as absenteeism and feigning …
Image Source Generally, severe weather conditions like heavy snowfall or rain cause widespread disruption of employment services. While schools shut down, employees struggle to get to work. Considering alternative means of travel is one option during bad weather. However, many working professionals take the day off and stay at home because it is not safe to travel. What many people don’t realise is that it often means they won’t get …
Image Source The act of disclosing protected information is commonly known as ‘blowing the whistle’. The individual responsible for bringing the information is known as ‘whistleblower.’ If you inform your employer about any malpractice at work, then the law protects you from any detriments including dismissal. Moreover, if you suffer a detriment or dismissal from work due to whistleblowing, you can …
Employees and workers are entitled to paid holiday but the self-employed are not. If you are self-employed you are expected to charge the organisations that you work for an hourly or daily rate. This will allow you to cover your expenses, pay tax and National Insurance and take time off. Sometimes people are incorrectly labelled self-employed when they are not and have been denied holiday pay which they should have …
People sometimes need to take time off for dependants at work to look after family members or people that they live with. The law allows employees to take reasonable time off from work to take action. It also prevents people from being treated badly or dismissed if they have taken time off. Who counts as a dependant? A spouse or civil partner A child A parent Any person who lives …
What are reasonable adjustments? When organisations employ disabled workers, they must put in place reasonable adjustments at work to: Remove substantial disadvantage (more than minor or trivial). This is where a provision criteria or practice puts a disabled person at a disadvantage compared to those who are not disabled; Provide an auxiliary aid. This is where not having an auxiliary aid would put a disabled person at a significant disadvantage; …
Contributory fault is when the level of compensation awarded to a Claimant can be reduced by the Employment Tribunal where the Claimant has contributed to their own dismissal in some way. Section 123(6) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 states “Where the tribunal finds that the dismissal was to any extent caused or contributed to by any action of the complainant, it shall reduce the amount of the compensatory award by …
On 31st October 2017 parents took to the streets in 6 cities across the UK to demand recognition, respect and change for working parents. Organised by the campaign group Pregnant then Screwed, the protestors made 6 demands: Increase the time limit to submit a tribunal claim for maternity and parental leave discrimination from three months to six months (at the very least); Ensure companies report on how many flexible working …