Provisions in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 that render exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts unenforceable come into force today (26 May). Various other employment measures have also been brought into force, including an increase in the maximum financial penalty for underpayment of the national minimum wage to £20,000 per worker. The Act[…]
In Cranwell v Cullen the EAT decided that the ACAS Conciliation requirements must be met before a Tribunal can hear a claim, even if this resulted in apparent unfairness. The facts in this case were simple, the Claimant submitted her claim to an employment tribunal without previously complying with the requirement, in s.18A of the[…]
Genuinely held Religious Belief no defence to Sexual Orientation Discrimination
LATEST NEWS May 20, 2015
In an unusually political case decided this week, the Court had to consider the problem of apparently conflicting non-discrimination rights. In the “Ashers Bakery” case, the Defendents, owners of a bakery, refused to fulfil an order from the claimant, who had requested they make a cake showing a slogan to support same-sex marriage. The claimant[…]
