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Summary: When a worker increases their hours, does any statutory annual leave that has already accrued need to be recalculated retrospectively to take account of the increased working hours? No says the ECJ in Greenfield v The Care Bureau Ltd... Read more
What do we already know? In our March 2011 Newsletter we reported the publication of Lord Davies’ independent review of women on boards. This ‘Davies Report’ identified four key business reasons why companies must take the issue of having a... Read more
Summary: When will disparity of treatment in disciplinary proceedings affect the fairness of a dismissal? Only when the employees’ circumstances are “truly parallel” says the EAT in MBNA Ltd v Jones available here . Facts: There was an incident at a... Read more
Summary: Is there a TUPE transfer when an employee’s employment is transferred from a sole employer to a group of companies which includes the original employer? No, says the EAT in Hyde Housing Association Ltd and other v Layton available... Read more
What do we already know? In our July 2015 Newsletter Government reforms (2): Budget news we updated you that George Osborne had announced a new Apprenticeships Levy for large employers. In our September 2015 Newflash Apprenticeship Levy we updated you that the Government had published a Consultation... Read more
ACAS has published new guidance, available here , for anyone who has been appointed to conduct disciplinary or grievance investigations. The guidance is divided into manageable steps and outlines the essential decisions and actions that employers must make when deciding to... Read more
Spring Employment Law Update We re-launched our legal update seminars back in the balmy days of October. The new half-day format, followed by a three-course networking lunch proved to be hit with delegates; as did the bottles of champagne we... Read more
On 18 November 2015 the European Commission launched a public consultation (available here ) on ways to overcome work-life balance challenges faced by working parents and caregivers. The consultation runs until 17 February 2016. The aim of the consultation is to... Read more
What do we already know? In our October 2015 Newsflash Gender pay gap – mandatory reporting we mentioned that the Government plans to require employers with more than 250 staff to publish their gender pay gap. The plan was announced personally by the Prime Minister, who... Read more
What do we already know? In July 2013, the whistle-blower legislation was changed to require a worker making a disclosure to have a reasonable belief that the disclosure was made in the ‘public interest’. The change was primarily aimed at... Read more
1. Data protection – subject access requests The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a guide, available here , on how to disclose information safely by removing personal data before publishing. The guide is relevant to employers who need to respond... Read more
What do we already know? We updated you in our September 2015 Newsletter Government reforms (2): Enterprise Bill that the Government proposes to cap exit payments made to public sector workers to £95,000 in reforms which are most likely to take effect in October 2016... Read more
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