A publication produced by NHS Digital, analysing fit notes issued by GP practices in England from December 2014 to March 2017, reveals that nearly a third of fit notes issued are for psychiatric problems.
21 September 2017
Acas has published new advice for employers to help them support working parents with premature or sick babies and which also explains the law and takes account of the needs of the business.
20 September 2017
An ET sees no reason to order a Respondent to reimburse the tribunal fees paid by a successful Claimant as the fees have been quashed by the Supreme Court and they should be refunded by the Government.
19 September 2017
An ET upholds an employee’s constructive dismissal claim after the employer imposed a change to his contract which breached an agreed flexible working request that he would only work Monday to Friday.
18 September 2017
A TUC study of low paid working parents reveals that 42% feel they are penalised if they ask for family-friendly working patterns, resulting in fewer hours, worse shifts and in some cases losing their jobs.
14 September 2017
The ET Presidents have published their response to the judicial consultation on revised Vento bands for awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury, which sets new bands to come into force on 11 September 2017.
13 September 2017
In an equal pay for work of equal value claim, the EAT has ruled that Asda store employees, nearly all women, can compare their work with distribution workers, nearly all men, based at depots.
12 September 2017
The European Court of Human Rights holds that a worker’s right to respect for private life had been violated when his personal messages on the employer’s Messenger account had been monitored without warning.
11 September 2017
Employee absence has gone up to a median of 6.6 days per employee, rising to 9.1 days in the public sector, with a total median loss of 2.9% of working time, according to data from XpertHR.
7 September 2017
The response to consultation on corporate governance reform has been published, which includes a measure requiring quoted companies to report on the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce.
6 September 2017
