It’s conference time for the GMB, and prompted by some members I looked at the state of policy development on low pay and the living wage. The GMB Policy is stated in its policy guide albeit dated 2021. I look at Labour’s “A new deal for working people” and note that the GMB’s minimum wage…
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Not content with making it impossible to “go and live there” if we don’t like Brexit, the Tories are planning to repeal all the EU derived legislation. The Bill is called the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23. It is understood to threaten most already inadequate worker’s rights including holiday pay, working hours…
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The Guardian published a piece talking about how the gravity of the EU aquis and its coming regulation on employment rights in the gig economy will impact UK employers. Maybe/maybe not! The article also reminds us of Johnson’s election promises,
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A note on Redundancy Bumping. Bumping is the process of moving a potentially redundant employee into another role, and dismissing the employee currently performing that role. Here are my notes.
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On Unlawful Deduction of wages. As ever my notes and links. …
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I am being asked about ‘non compete’ clauses in settlement agreement contracts. These are often overreaching but, if so, are they enforceable? Here are my notes …
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I am surprised to learn of a minimum statutory notice period in employment law, defined by the Employment Rights Act 1996 §86; it’s one week/year subject to a 12 week cap, if you’ve worked for them for over two years. This may not be over-ridden by the contract of employment and will apply if the…
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References! An interesting topic, they are required by employers and often used inside voluntary organisations. There is a duty to be true, accurate, fair & not misleading. Here are my notes, mainly on the case law. …
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It is against the law to pay under the minimum wage, here are some notes on enforcement. …
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I am doing a couple of cases that require me to check up the likely compensation for discrimination at work. Here are my notes. …
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Still going strong; publishes advice and delegated legislation statements. Here are my notes …
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I have needed to research the questions surrounding employee status, worker, or contractor status. Here are my notes and links.
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I did a course on employment law and here are some notes.
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