The Government has published a consultation on the detail of implementing ‘employee owner’ status. Under the proposals, the Employment Rights Act 1996 will be amended to create a third employment status of ‘employee owner’ in addition to that of employee or a worker. ‘Employee owners’ would receive between GBP2,000 and GBP50,000 worth of shares in[…]
In Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and ors the majority of the Supreme Court has held that equal pay claims, which would have been out of time in an employment tribunal, can proceed as breach of contract claims in the High Court. While the civil courts have a discretion to strike out equal pay claims[…]
Civil Aviation Regulations give effect to ECJ ruling on pilots’ holiday pay
LATEST NEWS Oct 18, 2012
In British Airways plc v Williams and ors, the Supreme Court has held that the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 can be interpreted so as to give effect to a judgment of the European Court of Justice whereby airline pilots’ holiday pay is not restricted to basic pay but must include flying pay supplements.[…]
The Government has announced further amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill creating, among other things, a power to issue regulations on mandatory equal pay audits for employers who lose employment tribunal claims. Other amendments include the promised removal of employer liability for harassment by third parties under the Equality Act 2010. The Government[…]
