True Employment Status: the Case of Plimico Plumbers

May 9, 2019May 5, 2019 by

An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. In employment law, a person’s employment status helps determine: their rights and their employer’s responsibilities. Thereby, an employee is someone who works under an employment contract. Employers must know each worker’s status for both employment law and tax law, forit is possible for a person to have different employment status in tax law. Employment rights All employees are workers, but …

A Guide to References – Can an Employer give a bad Reference?

May 9, 2019May 1, 2019 by

A reference letter can increase or ruin your chances of employment depending on the contents. The reason for a potential employer asking for a reference begins during the process of recruitment. A potential employer might require a reference letter to support work ethic, history and performance in order to ratify that you are a good fit for a position. It ensures the validity of your application. A reference letter is …

What is a Fair Redundancy Trial Period?

May 20, 2019March 12, 2019 by

Employment law supports employee rights; ranging from employment contracts and trial periods, to redundancies and even to claiming unfair and wrongful dismissals. It is set up to guide employees and employers alike. It is key when navigating the complex and emotional time of redundancy. The redundancy notice period A redundancy period is the period given to an employee between the notice of redundancy and the last working day. The redundancy …

Will Brexit disadvantage the disabled?

May 20, 2019March 10, 2019 by

There has been little discussion on what Brexit actually implies for ordinary voters, especially the 11 million people residing in UK with a limiting long term disability, impairment or illness. This is a serious matter and many initiatives have been taken in the past to have a positive impact on day to day lives of disabled people. We are living in a society which is said to be designed by …

Family Leave has Greater Significance in 2019

August 3, 2023March 8, 2019 by

In 2019, family rights will continue to be a topic of significance. There may be more claims about entitlements to enhanced paternity pay Entitlements to family leaves seem to have been static for a while now. There have been new ideas and additions in terms of not just maternity, but also, paternity and adoption leaves. Since the introduction of shared paternity leave in 2015, there have been very few …

Part Time Workers Pay should represent available hours

May 20, 2019March 3, 2019 by

Despite the regulations preventing less favorable treatment of part time workers, there still seem to be some discrepancies in their compensation and treatment. On 1 July 2000, the regulations were passed into law that protects part-time employees and apprentices in any business. The regulations simply state that part-time workers are entitled to the same pay-per-hours worked as their full-time counterparts. Who is a full time worker? For a worker to …

Time Off for Adoption Appointments

April 22, 2019August 20, 2018 by

In the United Kingdom, adoption appointments are made by an adoption agency, either a registered adoption society or a local authority, for the adoption of children or for a fostering for adoption placement. As stipulated by employment law in the UK, the right to take time off for adoption appointments is available to qualifying employees from the very first day of their employment. Having said this, agency workers will have …

Working Fathers Are Being Let Down in the Workplace

April 22, 2019April 7, 2018 by

Recently, the Government’s Women and Equalities Committee published a report on fathers in the workplace. According to the report, policies currently in place to support fathers in the workplace are unable to deliver what they promise. It is, therefore, important for the Government to reform these workplace policies under employment law, making sure that they better support working dads, who are taking care of their children. The report concludes that despite …