by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 9, 2024 | News
Some news here that will please most employers, in the short-term at least: It has been confirmed that the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will NOT be brought into force this autumn, as originally expected. The Act received Royal Assent in...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 4, 2024 | News
According to an article published at the end of last week in The Telegraph: “Workers are to be given new rights to demand a four-day week in a law planned for this autumn.” You might have seen it already. It’s referring to compressed hours (i.e. doing five days’ work...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 28, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Treadwell v Barton Turns Development the Claimant was dismissed by one of the Respondent’s directors. She claimed automatic unfair dismissal on the grounds of whistleblowing. She later applied to amend her claim to add a claim of whistleblowing...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 19, 2024 | News
You might recall that Labour made a manifesto pledge to “bring in the ‘right to switch off’” in their wide-ranging ‘Make Work Pay’ paper. The Times newspaper reported over the weekend that the government is now looking at how such a right will actually operate in...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 15, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Wharton, an employment tribunal dismissed the Claimant’s claims for unlawful deduction from wages on the basis that the claim form was presented out of time. The Claimant had claimed deductions from notice pay and holiday pay. The tribunal held...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 9, 2024 | News
The Government has confirmed that it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. The Act allowed regulations to be introduced on an industry-specific basis, setting out required minimum service levels to be maintained during strike-action. Regulations...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 6, 2024 | News
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and its accompanying statutory Code of Practice will come into force on 1 October 2024. This was confirmed by commencement regulations for the Act and Code of Practice which were laid before Parliament recently. Key...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 30, 2024 | News
In the recent case of Augustine v Data Cars, the Claimant was a part-time taxi driver. He was required to pay a flat weekly circuit fee of £148 to the Respondent. The same fee was payable by all drivers, regardless of the hours they worked. The Claimant alleged...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 24, 2024 | News
The new statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement came into force on 18 July 2024. More commonly known as the Code of Practice on ‘fire and re-hire’, there is no stand-alone claim for breach of its provisions. However, the Code must be taken into...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 17, 2024 | News
In this morning’s King’s Speech, Labour set out the legislative agenda for their first months in government. The King’s Speech itself made passing reference to “legislation to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights”. The Prime Minister’s briefing...
