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First employer ‘named and shamed’ for NMW breach

21.09.2012

HMRC’s investigation showed that over a period of only four-and-a-half months, Mrs Patel paid £342.00 to a worker in her...

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Revised Vetting and Barring Scheme

04.09.2012

  The main changes are that there will be no requirement to ‘register’ under the scheme; there will be a...

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Tribunal changes update

31.08.2012

  Under the new system, there will be two levels of claim. For ‘Level 1’ claims, such as failure to...

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Court of Appeal ruling on annual leave & sickness absence

24.08.2012

The Court also ruled that a worker who becomes sick whilst on a scheduled holiday from work is entitled to...

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Tesco’s illegal workers

21.08.2012

  Tesco now faces a civil penalty of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker unless it can provide evidence...

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Supreme court hears first age discrimination cases

23.07.2012

In the Seldon case, Mr Seldon was forced to retire at age 65 as a partner in a law firm...

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More reforms for Irish employment law enforcement

09.07.2012

With a history of up to eight months for employers to be notified that a claim has been lodged against...

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Employment laws under review

02.07.2012

For example, although the Coalition Government increased the qualifying service to bring an unfair dismissal claim to two years where...

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