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Following a Supreme Court ruling in July 2017 fees for employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful, and resulting in the the government now having to repay up to £32m to claimants. The government introduced fees of up to £1,200 in 2013, which it said would cut the number of malicious and weak cases. Government […]
It has been some time since England followed the rest of the United Kingdom in banning smoking in indoor workplaces. This was ten years ago in July 2007, but as with many rules and regulations something happens to attempt to bend the rules. The introduction of the electronic cigarette asked new questions – is it […]
The term ‘gig economy’ is now being referred to on a regular basis, but what is it? A definition of the gig economy is ‘a way of working that is based on people having temporary jobs or doing separate pieces of work, each paid separately, rather than working for an employer’. This way of working […]
As the winter months continue there is a good chance that adverse weather conditions will present issues to manage in the workplace. Issues facing an employer could include employees not being able to attend the workplace due to travel disruption. If this happens an employer is within their rights not to pay an employee if […]
This time of year a business or organisation looks to hold a Christmas party for employees usually as a thank-you for the hard work undertaken during the year. However, there are always concerns about what will happen at the company Christmas function! If a Christmas function is a company organised event the company can be […]