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What do we already know? We updated you in our February 2019 Newsletter Case update (2): Equal pay – Comparators on the Court of Appeal’s decision in Brierley and others v ASDA Stores Ltd that the ASDA store worker claimants were entitled to compare themselves with depot... Read more
What do we already know? We have updated you in previous Newsletters (see here ) that EU citizens and family members who want to continue to live and work in the UK beyond 30 June 2021 will need to apply to... Read more
Summary: Can TUPE apply following a service provision change (due to a re-tendering) to split the contract of a transferring worker between multiple transferees? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in McTear Contracts Ltd v Bennett & ors and Mitie... Read more
What do we already know? Organisations which: have a worldwide turnover in excess of £36 million per year; supply goods or services; and carry on business, in whole or in part, in the United Kingdom; need to comply with the... Read more
What do we already know? As part of an employer’s obligations to prevent illegal working, there is a requirement to check the right to work of all employees’ original documents in person on or before their first day of work.... Read more
Summary: Are workers who are denied holiday pay, but take unpaid leave, entitled to a payment in lieu on termination where the claim would otherwise be out of time? No, says the EAT in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers available here .... Read more
Summary: Is a ‘sleep-in shift time work’ for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW Regs)? No, and nor can it be ‘work’ in any other sense in the NMW Regs, holds the Supreme Court in Royal Mencap... Read more
Welcome to our third – and bumper issue of 2021. You’ll need a large cup of something for this one! After a long lockdown we hope you’re enjoying the simple pleasure of meeting up with friends and family again –... Read more
What do we already know? The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) came into force on 4 November 2020. For further information see our December 2020 Newsletter Government reforms (2): Public sector exit payments – caps lock on… What’s new? The Government has disapplied the exit payment... Read more
As you may be aware, last March, shortly after pandemic restrictions were announced, the Government Equalities Office said it would suspend compulsory reporting of 2019/20 figures. The EHRC have now put out a rather complicated notice that basically says that... Read more
Currently, as the UK goes through its priority groups, we are not yet in a situation where everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated (whether they wish to be or not). In particular, the priority groups are primarily set... Read more
Doing our bit to drive more equality When we heard the University of Bristol were running a programme of scholarships for Black and mixed Black heritage students to study in higher education, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to... Read more
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