Labour Leader challenger Owen Smith published his workplace manifesto containing 25 pledges to improve worker rights earlier this month. They include:- abolition of fees for employment tribunals; employment rights, such as unfair dismissal and redundancy,...
Bosses are finding it hard to let go of their business. A third of bosses of small businesses are aged over 60 and should start planning their exit strategy well ahead of retirement. Research by an accountancy firm has shown that business owners...
HM Revenue & Customs has published draft legislation changing the taxation of termination payments, intended to come into force April 2018. The main changes are:- make all PILONs (payments in lieu of notice) taxable, even if they are non-contractual; ...
Kratzer v R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that the provisions of the Equal Treatment Directive 2007 do not apply to a job applicant who is purely seeking compensation. In this case the...
This is a brief guide to the process of making a claim against a professional – maybe a surveyor, architect, financial adviser, accountant or solicitor etc. "People rely more and more on professional advice and have an increased awareness of their...
G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd v Powell The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said the duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee can extend to continuing to pay a higher salary when an employee is moved to a lesser role in this case. ...
Most businesses own some intellectual property – many without even realising it. It may be designs or flowcharts, manuals which they have created, an invention, a logo or any written work and it’s important to be able to identify and protect it....
“Urgent action” is needed to give pregnant women and new mothers more protection at work after a “shocking” increase in discrimination, MPs say. The Women and Equalities Committee is calling for a German-style system, where it is...