What is a Fair Redundancy Trial Period?
Employment law supports employee rights; ranging from employment contracts and trial periods, to redundancies and even to claiming unfair and wrongful dismissals. It is set up to guide employees …
Tribunal Claims in UK rise since abolishment of fees
According to statistics released by the Ministry of Justice, single employment claims were on an all-time high and grew by over 90% in the last quarter of 2017 as …
Will Brexit disadvantage the disabled?
There has been little discussion on what Brexit actually implies for ordinary voters, especially the 11 million people residing in UK with a limiting long term disability, impairment or …
Six Game Changing Employment Law Decisions for 2019
Year 2018 saw a lot of employment law cases which will be game changing for employees in UK. Sleep in care workers to be give minimum wages One of …
Family Leave has Greater Significance in 2019
In 2019, family rights will continue to be a topic of significance. There may be more claims about entitlements to enhanced paternity pay Entitlements to family leaves seem …
“Unfavorable treatment’ landmark decision
In the landmark case, Williams vs Trustee of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme, the Supreme Court confirmed the meaning of “unfavourable treatment” in accordance with the Equality Act, …
Key changes in employment law in 2019
2019 sees changes in employment law and it’s good news for employees all over UK as they can now expect much more favourable treatment and lesser discriminations in the …
Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination in United Kingdom – Infographic
What is Pregnancy Discrimination? It refers to a situation where you’re given less priority than other employees because you’re pregnant. For example, An employer treats you unfairly just because …
Unfair Dismissal at Workplace in United Kingdom – Infographic
Unfair dismissal is when your employment contract is terminated, and your employer did not have a fair reason to do so. Alternatively, if your employer did have a fair …
Part Time Workers Pay should represent available hours
Despite the regulations preventing less favorable treatment of part time workers, there still seem to be some discrepancies in their compensation and treatment. On 1 July 2000, the regulations …