The law does a lot to protect the rights of people who are married and in civil partnerships but does not recognise the rights of people in other types of relationship so readily.
Between April and June 2017 the number of workers whose main job was a zero hours contracts was 883,000 according to the Office for National Statistics.
There has been a fall in the number of zero hours contracts from 2.9% to 2.8% compared to the same time last year.
Dismissals arising out of social media posts Never before have the boundaries between work and home been so blurred. Where once disgruntled employees poured their woes out to each other in the pub after work they now take to social media to air their grievances. As a result social media dismissals have become far more prevalent. For example, the finance team from Dilly Dolly Daydream Washing Powder Company set up …
If you have suffered a detriment at work, you may be able to claim against your employer in the employment tribunal. A detriment at work is when an employee is treated in an unfair manner by the employer but that does not go as far as to dismiss the employee. An example of this could be, not being given the chance for promotion or not being given access to the …
What are the legal implications of using CCTV in the workplace? According to recent research, the average person is estimated to be caught on CCTV surveillance systems up to 70 times per day. This can be far higher for those living in the capital. A fair chunk of this footage is usually caught at a persons place of work, with many companies having cameras installed as part of security and …
A recent report by the Women and Equalities Committee, is calling for better protection from discrimination for new mothers. If new proposals go ahead, pregnant women and new mothers may be given better protection from redundancy at work. Following a report published by the Women and Equalities Committee, earlier this year, a redundancy ban for all pregnant women, new mothers and for up to 6 months after returning to work following …
Do UK Employment Tribunals have the jurisdiction to hear claims from overseas workers working for a British company? In the United Kingdom, workers seeking to enforce their employment rights are entitled to take their employers to employment tribunals. Some workers find it difficult to prove that they are entitled to bring their claims to British employment tribunals either because they spend the majority of their working time overseas or because they …
September 2016 has seen the publication of a research paper by Warwick University entitled “Do Women Ask?” It attempts to explore one of the possible explanations for the failure of the gender pay gap to disappear or even narrow despite 40 years having passed since the Equal Pay Act hit the statute books. It considers whether women are paid less because they simply do not ask for promotions or pay …
Council contractor, Sevacare, is being sued in the employment tribunal over the failure to pay its care workers minimum wage. Employees working for Sevacare, in Haringey, are claiming that they should also be paid for the hours that the company deem as off duty, bringing their hourly rate down to £3.27 per hour, less than half the legal minimum wage of £6.70.* Sevacare has contracts with several local authorities throughout the UK, however …
Several of the UK’s largest firms have joined forces to stand up and fight against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. Companies, including BT Group and the Royal Mail, are among several companies who strongly believe that pregnancy discrimination at work should be eradicated. According to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who commissioned a report into researching pregnancy discrimination in the …