HM Revenue and Customs has issued a consultation on proposed changes to the tax system in order to tackle false self-employment – i.e. the use of employment businesses and intermediary[…]
In Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd and ors, Advocate General Bot has given his Opinion that Article 7 of the EU Working Time Directive (No.2003/88) requires commission to be[…]
In response to a steady flow of scandals and allegations of ‘gagging’ across the public and private sectors, the Whistleblowing Commission yesterday published its long-awaited report, which carried out an[…]
In an important victory for employees the European Court of Justice has held that a legal expense insurer cannot insist that the insured use its panel lawyers. In the case[…]
The Ministry of Justice has published ‘provisional management information’ showing employment tribunals’ receipts up to September 2013 – after the introduction of employment tribunal fees on 29 July 2013. The[…]
Pregnancy discrimination probe The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to launch a £1m investigation into the discrimination faced by pregnant women and its impact on families and the[…]
In USDAW v Ethel Austin Ltd (in administration) and another case the EAT has granted the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills permission to appeal against its decision[…]
Recent changes to the law mean that you now have to pay a fee to make a claim to an Employment Tribunal. Depending on the claim you’re making, you’ll either[…]
The Prime Minister’s ‘Business Taskforce’ of ‘six heavy-hitters from the UK business community’ has presented 30 recommendations for cutting EU ‘red tape’. The report makes recommendations in several areas, including[…]
Zero Hours Employee Entitled to more than Token Sum to Compensate for Accrued but Untaken Holiday
LATEST NEWS Oct 03, 2013
News from IDS Brief – Token sum on termination for untaken holiday was not permissible In Podlasiak v Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limited an employment tribunal has held that the ECJ’s[…]