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.
Business secretary Vince Cable’s consultation on zero hours contracts is “timid” and “flawed,” according to John Philpott, former chief economics...
There are many factors with which organisations considering an overseas assignment need to deal before the secondment. We set out some of the essential points...
In DLA Piper’s case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) allowed the appeal of a Church of England minister whose...
Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a Government consultation into zero hours contracts, which could lead to a ban on the use of “exclusivity clauses” which tie workers...
Research launched today by the CIPD claims that controversial zero hours contracts in the UK have been “unfairly demonised and...
John Charlton looks at the current position on the contentious zero hours contracts.
Whoever came up with the term “zero...
Justin Govier (pictured), partner and head of the employment team at IBB Solicitors, examines the legal implications of employing workers...
Recent weeks have seen what might be interpreted as growing disquiet between employers and the trade unions, with industrial unrest...
The principles behind the Growth and Infrastructure Bill proposals to give employees shares in a firm at the expense of...
Following a busy summer of employment law changes in June, July and September, there are further new measures coming into...
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Varying an employee’s terms and conditions can lead to an employment tribunal claim when the correct procedures...
Joanna Dodd, senior associate at Clarion, answers employers’ questions on the law relating to Sunday working.Can I make my employees...
On 1 September 2013, a new kind of employment contract – the employee-shareholder contract – is introduced. Employee-shareholders will benefit...
The Government’s fact-finding exercise into zero-hours contracts is “inadequate” and requires further analysis to identify best practice for employers, according...
A “zero-hours worker” is not a concept recognised by law. An individual is one of three things: an employee, a...
