Smoking Policy – Time to Update for E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are becoming more and more popular and, as is common when an innovation occurs, the law struggles to keep up. In a recent case, the Employment Tribunal (ET) had to consider a claim for
Public Sector Workers Score Important Win
In a vitally important decision for public sector workers, the High Court has ruled that a government department had no lawful right to unilaterally change the terms of its employees’ contracts to their detriment without
Part-Time Tribunal Members Can’t Have Pensions
In an important test case, part-time medical members of tribunals have failed to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that they should be entitled to pensions like their full-time, salaried, brethren. The part-time members, who
Armed Forces Personnel ‘Not Employees’ Court Rules
In the context of compensation claims brought by members of the armed forces who are injured at work, the High Court has emphasised that services personnel are not employed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD),
Armed Forces Personnel ‘Not Employees’, Court Rules
In the context of compensation claims brought by members of the armed forces who are injured at work, the High Court has emphasised that services personnel are not employed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD),
Government Names a Further 37 National Minimum Wage Offenders
The Government has announced the names of a further 37 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Collectively, the offenders owe a total of £177,000 in arrears and have
Local Authority Finance Boss Unfairly Dismissed
A local authority’s former head of finance is in line for substantial compensation after he was unfairly forced out of his job – despite failing to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that he was
DWP Publishes Guidance on the ‘Fit for Work’ Sickness Absence Service
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published guidance for employers and employees on the new ‘Fit for Work’ service, previously called the Health and Work Service, which is being rolled out over the
‘Gold-Plated’ Occupational Pensions Lose Their Lustre
Occupational pensions used to be considered gold-plated – but not anymore, it seems, after a retired employee’s campaign to increase levels of compensation paid by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) fell on fallow ground at
Shared Parental Leave and Pay
Under the new Shared Parental Leave arrangements, eligible parents of children due to be born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015 have more flexibility as to how they take time off work to