The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 SI 2011/3006 has been published. The Order will increase the limits on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment legislation from 1 February 2012. The notable changes are: • the limit on the amount of a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating, among[…]
Government to set up New Equality Advisory and Support Service
LATEST NEWS, Uncategorized Dec 14, 2011
The Government Equalities Office has announced the creation of a new Equality Advisory and Support Service to provide support to vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals facing discrimination. The service will provide telephone advice and support, encouraging problems to be resolved early and informally where possible. Those who need face-to-face help will be provided with lay independent[…]
What is the test for determining whether a domestic worker treated as a family member is ineligible for the National Minimum Wage? The test is to be approached holistically, there is no one single factor, such as the provision of accommodation, meals, or the sharing of tasks, which is decisive, says the EAT in Julio[…]
In Dunn v Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management the EAT has held that the protection from discrimination of married persons under S.3 of the Sex Discrimination Act includes protection from less favourable treatment for being married to a particular person. Thus, in the instant case, although the employer did not discriminate against married people[…]
The UK has introduced new laws increasing the rights of temporary workers. Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis find out what this means for firms hiring agency staff. There was a time when the use of temporary staff was seen as the human equivalent of the use of disposable cups: very difficult to manage without in[…]
