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Former Mulberry employee loses belief discrimination case
A former Mulberry employee who refused to sign a copyright agreement because she held a “philosophical belief” that she should...
Minimum wage underpayment allegations more than doubled last year
HMRC received more than 6,000 whistleblower reports about alleged underpayment of the national minimum wage last year – more than...
Capita ends exit payments for graduates on training scheme
It has emerged that last month Capita scrapped its policy of charging thousands of pounds in exit fees to graduates...
Fall in EU worker migration ‘bad news for employers’
The CIPD has warned that today’s falling migration figures will further hamper employers’ ability to recruit EU workers.
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Commentary
From Uber to Deliveroo via Pimlico: The search for clarity on the gig economy
In recent cases it has become apparent that Uber, City Sprint, Deliveroo and Pimlico Plumbers had each created contracts that purported to ensure that their “partners” – the drivers, cyclists and plumbers – were classed as “self employed”
What will Pimlico Plumbers appeal mean for employment status?
XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman considers the arguments before the Supreme Court in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith,...
Springboard injunctions: Case law shows mixed success
Employers often use interim or “springboard” injunctions to protect confidential information after employees decide to leave. But they are not...
Discrimination
Former Mulberry employee loses belief discrimination case
A former Mulberry employee who refused to sign a copyright agreement because she held a “philosophical belief” that she should...
Age discrimination still rife as businesses fail to plan for ageing workforce
Organisations in the UK are ignoring issues caused by the growing...
How does gender pay gap reporting affect transgender employees?
The new gender pay gap reporting laws currently make no mention of transgender or non-binary employees – employers can only...
Redundancy
Unite seeks legal action against Carillion’s handling of redundancies
Union Unite plans to take legal action on behalf of a group of former Carillion employees who were made redundant...
Moves and mergers: what are the legal implications of staff relocation?
With large-scale staff movements back in the news thanks to the proposed merger of Asda and Sainsbury’s, what do employers...
1,500 jobs expected to be lost in Virgin Money takeover
Around 1,500 jobs are expected to be lost in the £1.7bn takeover of Virgin Money by Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group...
Tupe
Unite seeks legal action against Carillion’s handling of redundancies
Union Unite plans to take legal action on behalf of a group of former Carillion employees who were made redundant...
1,500 jobs expected to be lost in Virgin Money takeover
Around 1,500 jobs are expected to be lost in the £1.7bn takeover of Virgin Money by Clydesdale Yorkshire Banking Group...
Top 10 HR questions May 2018: GDPR special category data
Many HR professionals will have spent months preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now it is finally in...
Maternity & Paternity
Employment regs: what happened to the ones that got away?
Keeping on top of employment law developments can feel like a full-time job for HR professionals, but that’s just the...
A quarter of new fathers unable to claim statutory paternity pay
One in four (23%) men who became a father last year were not eligible to receive statutory paternity pay.
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Employers urged to publicise shared parental leave policies
Organisations with 250 staff or more are being urged to publish their shared parental leave policies on their websites to...
