Section 57A(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) entitles an employee to take a reasonable amount of time off work in order to take action which is necessary for dependants, for example if they are ill or injured…
When an employee is sacked for gross misconduct, has the employer breached his contract of employment? This was the question before the courts in Dunn and another v AAH Ltd. Stephen Dunn was the Managing Director of AAH Ltd.,…
The Government has published a review on the current state of health and safety legislation in the UK, entitled Common Sense – Common Safety. The report identifies numerous factors that currently combine to create an adverse climate for what…
The core provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October. The Act largely consolidates existing discrimination law, which had previously been found in a number of different pieces of legislation. One of the changes made…
A compromise agreement is a legally binding agreement by which an employee undertakes to refrain from instigating Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings against his or her employer or, if proceedings have already commenced, to discontinue them, in return for consideration. Compromise…
The Court of Appeal (in United States of America v Nolan) has sought guidance from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as to the point at which the obligation to consult arises under Directive 98/59/EC, the Collective Redundancies Directive…
From 1 January 2011, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Regulations will be changed in order to close a loophole whereby some Employment Businesses and umbrella companies operate travel and subsistence schemes for temporary workers in order to save on…
Lord Young of Graffham, a former Minister in Mrs Thatcher’s Government, was recently appointed as Adviser to the Prime Minister on Enterprise, a new role set up to identify ways to boost the economy and ensure that the economic…
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2009/10, 1,033 offences were prosecuted by the HSE (and the Office of Rail Regulation), with a further 287 offences prosecuted by local authorities. 15,881 enforcement notices were issued by all enforcing…
This article outlines how your business should respond to a flexible working request from one of your employees. Who can make a request? The right to request flexible working is available to employees who have been continuously employed by…
