Employment Blawg

The ongoing battle with age discrimination at work

October 9, 2012

Guest employment law blog post from Orbis Solicitors who have extensive experience in employment law cases, working for both employees and employers. They also offer personal injury, debt recovery and professional negligence expertise from their offices in Lancashire. When it comes to discrimination in the workplace, age is one of the most common factors cited. […]

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The UK’s National Minimum Wage increase and some interesting facts about minimum wage

October 5, 2012

The following is guest blog post regarding the recent National Minimum Wage increase in the UK and some interesting facts about minimum wage you may not have known. As the National Minimum Wage has increased for employees aged 21 and over, people up and down the country will be ensured a slight pay increase as […]

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Small businesses not worried about cost of sacking staff, putting them at odds with Vince Cable

September 14, 2012

The following is a guest post regarding the potential impact of new employment law proposals on small businesses in the UK. A new report of 1600* UK small businesses released today reveals that 60% say that they would rather hire a freelancer than a new member of staff as they are more flexible and bring […]

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Annual Leave or Sick Leave? Adrian Barnes examines the new EU regulations

September 11, 2012

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Employees who fall sick during their annual leave have the right to re-take that annual leave a later date, irrespective of when they fell ill. The ECJ stated that “the purpose of entitlement to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest and enjoy […]

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Explaining Employment Law

September 9, 2012

The following is a guest post regarding employment law in the UK. For expert employment law advice contact an employment solicitor. Employment law regulates the relationships between employers, the people they employ, and unions, when applicable. In the UK this law is composed of a few statutes and regulations and a large body of common-law judicial […]

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10 Employment Rights All Nannies Need to Know

August 15, 2012

The following is a guest employment law blog post outlining employment rights of nannies in the US, as first featured on 4nannies.com by non-profit educational association, The International Nanny Association. Since nannies work in the private homes of their employers it’s often mistakenly assumed that they are not protected by labor and tax laws. While not […]

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Using Compromise Agreements to Resolve Workplace Disputes

July 16, 2012

The following is a guest employment law blog post regarding the use of compromise agreements to resolve workplace disputes. Dispute resolution is vital and any failure to engage in dispute resolution could lead to either an employer or an employee being penalised by an employment tribunal if the dispute results in litigation. There are several […]

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The cost of a pardon in Canada

July 4, 2012

The following is a guest blog post regarding pardons under Canadian law which discusses some of the employment difficulties for pardon applicants. Since Canada’s pardon program has a success rate of 96% why did the Conservative government want to limit the number of pardons being granted? In other words, if it wasn’t broken, why did […]

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Workers who are sick on annual leave are entitled to extra time off

July 2, 2012

Below is a guest UK employment law blog post regarding a recent ECJ decision which held that employees who are sick on annual leave are entitled to extra time off. The Law on Annual Leave Employees are legally entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks / 28 days paid annual leave (if they are working […]

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