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 …
2019 sees changes in employment law and it’s good news for employees all over UK as they can now expect much more favourable treatment and lesser discriminations in the workplace. Pay will dominate the 2019 employment law agenda People working in HR are aware that the year 2019 is going to be a busy year for them. Government has announced good work plans employment lawyer, Tom Street, from TribunalClaim.com asserts …
A gagging order is basically a freely used term for privacy injunction. It can be an order granted by high court to restrict an information about a person or company being broadcasted or published. There can be various levels of gagging orders. For example, the names of the parties can be withheld but the information pertaining to those parties can be broadcasted or published. In order to obtain a gagging …
On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court gave its decision on the abolishment of employment tribunal fees, deeming it unlawful because it prevented access to justice. As a result, Employment Tribunals across the UK immediately stopped accepting fees for presenting claims against unfair dismissal and other employment-related issues. According to the MoJ, the number of single claims brought between July and September 2017 increased by 64 percent. Additionally, the number …
The UK Government has introduced some major changes to the existing employment law in the first half of 2018. Whilst public, private and voluntary sectors in England, Wales, and Scotland were asked to publish their data on the gender pay gap, we also bid farewell to the ‘Fit for Work’ Assessment. Not only this, the Government also has plans to implement several other important changes relating to current legislation on …
In recent years, social media has evolved to become the voice of the masses. Whether it is joy, fun, anguish, disinterest, or even dislike, individuals find solace after posting what they feel, on social media. Normally, such emotional outbursts are fine as long as they do not come into direct conflict with anyone or anything. However, there are situations when you post something on social media (for example, any outburst …