Employment Law in the UK

UK law blog posts regarding employment law in the UK. Useful for employment lawyers and clients of employment law solicitors.

Fees for Employment Tribunals

August 27, 2013

The High Court has recently granted permission for a review of the new fees for employment tribunals. Level one claimants who are claiming for holiday pay, unpaid wages and redundancy payouts will now be liable to pay an initial fee of £160. On top of the issue fee, claimants are also expected to pay a […]

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“Offensive” Claimant has his Employment Tribunal claim struck out for unreasonable behaviour

August 26, 2013

In this story from the IOM Today last week, we learned that a Claimant in the Employment Tribunal had his claim struck out at a hearing for unreasonable behaviour, including turning his back on the Tribunal, packing his belongings, attempting to “blacken” the name of the Respondent’s representative and leaving the hearing early. Mr Adenaike, […]

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Worker wins racial harassment claim after nickname “Golliwog Brian” given

August 26, 2013

A worker has won a claim for racial harassment in the Employment Tribunal after both he and other workers were subjected at work to what the Tribunal described as “unacceptable” nicknames and comments. Mr Roy Morgan brought a claim for racial discrimination and racial harassment last year against his employer, Halls of Gloucester, after both […]

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Overtime: When Do You Qualify?

August 26, 2013

Over the years, United States employees have fought hard to ensure that they are treated fairly by employers. In an effort improve work conditions for Americans, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed in 1938.The FLSA is responsible for setting the federal overtime standards in the United States. The FLSA set a national standard […]

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Waitresses Can Be Fired For Gaining Weight: The Borgata Babes Case

August 25, 2013

http://youtu.be/ludxBi70XQY Imagine this. Your employer requires you to regularly “weigh-in” to record your how much you weigh compared to your weight at the time you were hired. At one such weigh-in your employer discovers that you gained a few pounds. Those few pounds amount to more than 7% of your weight at the time you […]

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John Lewis’s staff – never knowingly underpaid: the difficulties of holiday pay

August 23, 2013

It is widely reported in the press that the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership has admitted that it has miscalculated holiday pay for at least seven years. As a result the company is to pay out £40m to compensate 69,000 workers next month. The error relates to how holiday pay was calculated. The company had been […]

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Sacked carer brings Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal

August 20, 2013

A sacked care manager has issued a claim in the Employment Tribunal after she was dismissed from her job last year. Mrs Donna Savigar worked for a period of five years as a care manager for Stoke-on-Trent council until she was dismissed in 2012. The reason for her dismissal is not clear but she contends […]

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Employment Tribunal cases in the news last week

August 12, 2013

In this post we’re going to look at a number of Employment Tribunal cases that have made the headlines in the last week, including: Black worker awarded £27,000 after hearing colleague referred to as golliwog (The Telegraph) A black worker who worked at a fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Gloucester has won his Employment Tribunal […]

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When does a dismissal become automatically unfair?

July 30, 2013

To bring an unfair dismissal claim against their former employer, an individual must: actually be an employee (as opposed to “worker”); have been dismissed (as defined by s.95 of the Employment Rights Act 1996); if hired before 6 April 2012 have 1 year’s continuous service; if hired on or after 6 April 2012 have 2 […]

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Do you know your Employment Law rights?

July 27, 2013

All companies need to know what their obligations are when it comes to employment law and without the right knowledge on these matters, employers can and have found themselves embroiled in legal battles. Employment law is in place to protect both employers and employees, and if is treated with respect and adhered to, workplaces stand […]

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