Employees Who Continue To Work Following Pay Freeze Did not Agree to Variation
LATEST NEWS Apr 20, 2018
In Abrahall and ors v Nottingham City Council and anor, the Court of Appeal has held that a group of employees who continued to work following their employer’s imposition of a pay freeze did not thereby agree to a variation of contract. Although the employees did not bring tribunal claims until two years later, they[…]
National Living Wage National Living Wage for workers aged 25 increased to £7.83 per hour. The national minimum wage (NMW) rates are now: from £7.05 to £7.38 for 21 to 24 year olds from £5.60 to £5.90 for 18 to 20 year olds from £4.05 to £4.20 for 16 and 17 year olds from £3.50[…]
1. Do I have to pay employees who cannot get to work because of bad weather? In principle, you can refuse to pay an employee who cannot get to work because of severe weather such as heavy snow and ice. This is because an employee who is not working is not performing their contract of employment, and[…]
The High Court has held that an employer was vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who disclosed the personal information of around 100,000 colleagues on the internet. Although the disclosure took place outside working hours and from the employee’s personal computer, there was a sufficient connection between the employee’s employment and the wrongful[…]
Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Supreme Court has held that the State Immunity Act 1978, which confer immunity on foreign states in respect of employment claims brought by embassy staff, are incompatible with the right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights[…]
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In a momentous judgment based on the principle of access to justice, the Supreme Court in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor has declared employment tribunal and EAT fees to be unlawful under both domestic and EU law. In the Court’s view, the order that brought the regime into effect was[…]
