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IWGB applies for judicial review on outsourced workers’ union recognition right

24 April 2018

23 April 2018

Denial of full pay for father taking parental leave was not direct sex discrimination

Ali complained that as a male employee, he was entitled to only two weeks paid leave following the birth of his child, whereas a female...

19 April 2018

Government publishes research into programmes helping people to return to work

The Government Equalities Office has published details of its qualitative research among employers that had recently run specialist programmes designed to bring returners back into...

18 April 2018

Acas publishes a new guide on agency workers

Acas has published a new guide on agency workers after one in four calls to its helpline revealed that many of them were not aware...

17 April 2018

EHRC publishes ‘Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work’

The EHRC have published a report 'Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work' sharing evidence about sexual harassment in the workplace and making recommendations...

16 April 2018

Unlawful deduction claims before 1 July 2015 not subject to any limitation period

The Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 impose a 2-year limitation period on compensation for claims of unauthorised deduction from wages presented on or after...

12 April 2018

Grant to support disabled people in the workplace rises by over a third

Disabled employees are now able to benefit from a £15,000 rise in Access to Work grants to assist them at work, following new measures approved...

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Consultation on parental bereavement leave and pay

11 April 2018

10 April 2018

Vento bands for injury to feelings awards updated to account for RPI

The Employment Tribunal Presidents have updated the Vento bans, which apply to compensation awards for injury to feelings, to account for changes in the RPI...

9 April 2018

Failure to consider bumping in redundancy may make dismissal unreasonable

The term bumping in redundancy means assigning employee ‘X’, whose job is redundant, to another job, and then dismissing employee ‘Y’, who holds that job....

5 April 2018

TUC highlights forms of BAME discrimination at work

The TUC has highlighted some of the many ways that 3.2 million Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in the UK still face discrimination...

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EHRC sets out enforcement strategy for failure to comply with gender pay gap reporting

4 April 2018

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