Ice cream worker awarded compensation after pregnancy discrimination Research has shown that despite laws being in place to protect pregnant women and new parents in the workplace, UK employers are still falling behind compared to how other nations support their...
Annual increase in compensation limits The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2022 has been laid before parliament and will bring increases to Employment Tribunal awards from 6 April 2022. What is the Order? The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order...
‘Time Off Work for Bereavement’ – Acas Publishes New Guidance At some point during their working lives, most people will experience the death of someone close to them. The law recognises that this can be a distressing experience, and offers eligible employees with...
Employers – what is reasonable under the new covid rules? New measures have been announced by the Government over the last few weeks to combat the threat posed by the new Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus across England. This includes the raising of the UK’s...
Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap – What’s the Difference? Last Thursday, 18 November, marked ‘Equal Pay Day’ in the UK, which is the day in the year where the annual salaries of women are effectively exhausted in comparison to their male counterparts because of the...
‘Firing and Rehiring’ – New ACAS Guidance on Contractual Changes Published ACAS has recently published new guidance on employers’ responsibilities when making changes to employment contracts in place with their workers following the Government’s recent consultation on...
