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General Election 2019 – Liberal Democrats Manifesto – analysis of their employment promises
Posted: 5th December 2019
The Liberal Democrats’ 2019 Election Manifesto has a focus on stopping Brexit, but also proposes a number of changes to employment law and worker’s rights: Providing a ‘Skills Wallet’ worth £10,000 for every worker, allowing people to, ‘retrain and upskill’ when needed; Allowing all employees to request flexible working from day 1 on […]
General Election 2019 – The Brexit Party “Contract with the People” – analysis of their employment promises
Posted: 4th December 2019
As the name suggests, the Brexit Party has one major focus within its manifesto (which is calls its “Contract with the People”). However, its polices also seek to attract investment and jobs in to the UK, proposing incentives which it states will drive growth and increase revenue from tax. There are no specific employment law […]
General Election 2019 – Plaid Cymru Manifesto – analysis of their employment promises
Posted: 3rd December 2019
As the largest Welsh party, Plaid Cyrmu’s policies are generally focused on increasing prosperity in Wales. There are few specific employment law policies, but those related to employment are as follows:- They will create, “tens of thousands of new jobs throughout Wales”, through investment, with the aim of creating a ‘Green Jobs Revolution’ and to […]
General Election 2019 – Labour Party Manifesto – analysis of their employment promises
Posted: 2nd December 2019
It is usually the case that a change in government will usually bring about changes to employment law. It is not a sweeping generalisation to say that Labour policies generally look to improve protection for employees and that is particularly evident from reading through the Labour party’s manifesto. Here are a few of Labour’s employment […]
General Election 2019 – Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto – analysis of their employment promises
Posted: 1st December 2019
Whilst Brexit features prominently, the Conservatives Party 2019 Election Manifesto proposes to “make the UK the best place in the world to work” by making a number of changes to employment law and worker’s rights. If re-elected, their pledges include: Providing unpaid carers with one additional week of leave per year. It is not […]
School’s Out, quid’s in! Court of Appeal rules term time workers to receive more holiday pay
Posted: 8th October 2019
In the case of The Harpur Trust v Brazel, the Court of Appeal has ruled that school staff who only work part of the year should be paid the same minimum statutory entitlement of 28 days annual leave as other workers. Typically, ‘Part Year Staff’ only work during school term times and are not paid […]
Proposal to extend employee rights after maternity leave
Posted: 18th June 2019
The Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill was introduced on 21st May 2019. The bill proposes to extend the redundancy protection period for pregnant women and new mothers. Whilst employees do have additional rights whilst on maternity leave, the consultation proposes that employees will be protected for a further six months after they return to […]
Izzy going to win? Or does Pride go before a fall? Folau brings claim of unlawful termination against Rugby Australia
Posted: 13th June 2019
The Australian Rugby Union player, Israel Folau (known informally as ‘Izzy’), has announced that he intends to bring a claim against his former employers for terminating his contract. Mr Folau had his contract with Rugby Australia terminated as result of a social media post he made which read, “Homosexuals, Hell awaits you”. The backlash resulted […]
Do you know the rules for your staff Christmas Party?
Posted: 17th December 2018
If you act like a Turkey at the Christmas Party, you could get stuffed; disciplinary issues and other issues may arise the next working day… The work Christmas party is often eagerly anticipated and a chance for employees to let their hair down. All too often, the combination of a relaxed atmosphere and too much […]
Are you on auto-pilot when it comes to pension auto-enrolment?
Posted: 4th May 2018
Automatic enrolment To quote the TV adverts, “You can’t ignore the Workplace Pension”. Essentially, every employer with at least one staff member is legally required to automatically enrol ‘eligible’ employees into a pension scheme. The employer must also contribute to that pension, up to a maximum of 3% of an employee’s salary. To determine whether […]
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