Employer’s own contract required voluntary overtime to be included in holiday pay
In Flowers and Ors v East England Ambulance Trust, the Trust resisted claims that voluntary overtime should be included for holiday pay.
16 July 2018
Call for evidence on supporting ex-offenders on their path to employment
The Cabinet Office has issued a call for evidence on supporting ex-offenders on their path to employment as research shows that having a job can significantly reduce someone’s chances of reoffending.
12 July 2018
More and more people will work on past state pension age
A report by Canada Life based on latest ONS employment figures reveals that 23 million workers say they will have to work past state pension age.
11 July 2018
Acas publish new online guidance on overtime
Acas has published new online guidance on overtime which relates to any additional hours worked over and above a worker’s fixed, contractual working hours.
10 July 2018
Warning for 60 days’ sickness absence was discrimination arising from disability
In DL Insurance Services Ltd v O'Connor, O’C is disabled. In 2009, O’C asked to work flexibly and the employer made some reasonable adjustments.
9 July 2018
Home Office publishes details of settlement scheme for EU citizens
The Home Office has published details about how EU citizens living in the UK and their family members can apply for settled status allowing them to live and work in the UK.
5 July 2018
Acas issues hot weather tips for employers
Acas has published hot weather guidance to help employers manage workplace challenges and ensure their businesses remain productive during a heatwave whilst caring for staff too.
4 July 2018
Dismissal for posting customer details on Facebook was unfair
An ET finds that a supermarket employee was unfairly dismissed for posting an 86-year-old customer’s personal details on Facebook after he had assisted the customer when his car became stuck in the car park.
3 July 2018
Disclosures have to have sufficient factual content and specificity to qualify for protection
The Court of Appeal hold that for a whistleblowing disclosure to qualify for protection, the information has to have a sufficient factual content and specificity so that it is capable of tending to show malpractice.
2 July 2018
CAC decision that Deliveroo drivers not ‘workers’ subject to judicial review
The High Court has given the IWGB union permission for a judicial review of the CAC's decision that Deliveroo drivers are not workers for the purpose of obtaining statutory recognition for collective bargaining.
28 June 2018