1 January 2018
An electrical firm has been ordered to pay a total of £418,000 to 56 of its employees after making unlawful inducements to them to change the terms of their employment contracts
1 December 2017
Picture the scene. You have just fired a rogue consultant who has set up in competition with you in breach of a restraint of trade clause in their consultancy contract. Added to this, they have taken a copy of your customer list which they have been using to tout for business. They have also been claiming falsely that you dispensed of their services unfairly because of concerns they raised about health and safety issues. What can you do? Issue a claim at court for compensation for breach of contract? Report the theft to the police? Yes, but that is not…
28 November 2017
The National Living Wage for those aged 25 and over will increase from £7.50 per hour to £7.83 per hour from April 2018.
27 November 2017
Deliveroo has won a dispute over whether its cyclists should be classed as workers or self-employed after inserting a 'substitution' clause into their contracts.
25 November 2017
Uber drivers should be classified as workers even when they are waiting to accept new fares.
22 November 2017
A restaurant has been fined £30,000 for employing illegal workers following an investigation by the Insolvency Service (IS) and Home Office Immigration Enforcement.
19 November 2017
A training officer who simulated a sex act in the workplace has been awarded £14,870 compensation after an Employment Tribunal ruled that he had been unfairly dismissed
8 November 2017
Part 1 can be found at: GDPR - A guide for Business (Part 1)
31 October 2017
The government has begun refunding employment tribunal fees following the Supreme Court ruling that they're unlawful.
30 October 2017
A woman who was told that she would be better off working for a more traditional firm has won her claim of age discrimination.