Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.
Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.
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An appeal judgment with major ramifications for self-employed workers and IR35 has been made in the upper tribunal that has...
The European Court of Justice has provided some clarification around how ‘worker’ status is defined under EU law, but has...
Proposals could enable more cases to be settled before proceedings are brought.
The House of Lords committee looking at the proposed extension of IR35 regulations to the private sector has written to...
A hairdresser has been awarded £20,000 at an employment tribunal after her boss asked her to pick up excrement in...
A High Court judgment has provided clarity around how administrators should apply the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employees whose...
Unpaid work such as childcare, cooking and cleaning means the gender pay gap is much higher than official figures, according...
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
Swedish derogation contracts finally become unlawful from today, as REC calls for coronavirus clarification for agency staff.
Government officials thought to be looking at ways of helping those caught between jobs in March.
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the top 10 most popular FAQs in March.
The coronavirus outbreak is having a big impact...
Against the background of the coronavirus crisis, the changes coming in on 6 April and the proposed Employment Bill continue to narrow the gap between the status and rights of workers and employee.
The temporary scheme will be open to all UK employers who had a PAYE scheme in place on 28 February 2020 for at least three months.
