Risk to employers of more backdated holiday pay claims
The Supreme Court has provided guidance on the way in which UK employers must calculate holiday pay for “part year workers.” The Court held that workers who are only employed for part of the year, but whose contract lasts for the full year, are entitled to a full years’ worth of statutory holiday entitlement, 5.6 […]
Updated Guidance on Right to Work Checks for EU Nationals
All employers in the UK have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. They do this by conducting simple right to work checks before employing someone. The Guidance was updated a few days ago and provides further clarification for checks that need to be carried out on EU nationals from 1 July 2021. Employers are still […]
“You’re paid to do what?!”
The ongoing conversation of whether sleep-in shifts qualify for the National Minimum Wage (‘NMW’) has finally been put to bed (no pun intended). Today, the Supreme Court held that the time a worker is required to sleep on site or nearby does NOT count towards minimum wage calculations. So, what does this actually mean? It […]
Too shield or not to shield!!
The guidance from Public Health England in regard to those that are shielding is to be changed from 1st April 2021. Until now, those that were deemed to be extremely vulnerable, had been advised to shield. This meant that they could not leave the house or meet with anyone. Those that fall into the category of […]
Taxi for Uber!!
No this is not a post about that well known 80’s sitcom, nor is it a rant about how much taxi’s cost or a joke about the typical questions taxi drivers must get asked on a daily basis and most definitely every time I get a taxi with my husband! (what time did you start?). […]
Budget 2021: Furlough Scheme extended
Ahead of the budget which will be announced later today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, is set to confirm that the Furlough Scheme will be extended until September 2021. This will help businesses across the country adjust to coming out of lockdown and give many the lifeline that they have been hoping for. The Furlough scheme allows […]
Gross Misconduct or not?
What is Gross Misconduct? In the case of Northbay Pelagic Limited v Anderson, the EAT have held that it was not within the band of reasonable responses for an employer to dismiss an employee for gross misconduct, for installing a camera in his office whilst he was suspended from work. The employee, who was also […]
New Immigration Points System Goes Live
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CJRS Treasury Direction Update
Firstly, what on earth is a CJRS Treasury Direction? This is a direction which forms part of the legal framework behind the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). The first CJRS Treasury Direction was published on 15 April 2020 and as you can imagine, a number of amendments and updates have been made since. The latest […]
Amendment to the Job Support Scheme (JSS)
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further change to the JSS, which is set to begin on 1st November. When the scheme was originally announced, in order to claim the grant, the employee had to work a minimum of 33% of their normal working hours. As of today, this has now been reduced to 20% […]