A raft of new employment laws come into force today. Among the changes are a new system of fit notes, which replace sick notes; additional paternity leave and pay; a power for employment tribunals to refer whistleblowing complaints to regulators; and new rules governing ‘no win, no fee’ agreements. The changes include: Additional Paternity Leave[…]
New Regulations which are coming into force on 6 April 2010 will enable fathers expecting their child to be born on or after 3 April 2011 to take up to 6 months additional paternity leave provided that the mother has returned to work, thus giving parents the choice of dividing the period of paid leave[…]
Today is International Women’s Day and so we extend our good wishes to women all over the world and recognize the invaluable contribution women make in the world. We believe that men and women are created equal. We are all human beings deserving to be treated with dignity and respect. Often we value women less[…]
The Employment Tribunal in Shah v West Yorkshire Ltd held that an employee who was sick throughout a pre-planned period of holiday was entitled to carry the untaken holiday over into the next holiday year. The Tribunal decided that under Reg 13 (9) of the Working Time Regulations workers must be given the opportunity to[…]
On Friday 12 February 2010 the Court of Appeal gave its decision in what has become known as the “BA Cross Case.” Ms Eweida an employee of BA, complained that BA’s policy of prohibiting visible jewelery indirectly discriminated against her on religious grounds as she was therefore unable to wear a small visible Christian cross.[…]
In April the relatively straight forward process of being off sick will become more complex with the introduction of “Fit Notes.” The new Fit Notes will give doctors the option of confirming that an employee is either “Unfit for Work” or “May be fit for some work, taking account of the following advice…” So the[…]
The High Court has decided in the case of Fish and Anor v Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd and Hatzistenfanis and Ors v Dresdner Kleiwort Ltd that a group of bankers were legally entitled to retain bonuses and termination payment totalling £12.6 million. The bank held that despite the fact the bank had suffered disasterous losses under[…]
Distinction Between Ordinary (OML) and Additional Maternity Leave (AML) to be Removed August 2008
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
The draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations have been published. Women whose expected week of childbirth is on or after 5 October 2008 or adopters whose child is due to be placed on or after this date, will be entitled to the same rights in respect of[…]
Employees are entitled to accrue holiday pay while on sick leave and can carry that leave over into another year if they are too ill to take it.
LATEST NEWS Apr 18, 2011
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its opinion on 20 January 2009 in the conjoined cases of Stringer and Others v HMRC and Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund on the effect of long term sick leave on a worker’s right to annual leave by virtue of the Working Time Directive. The ECJ has held:[…]
Interesting report here of our client’s victory against his employer Mid Sussex District Council http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201846/Council-worker-spied-fired-absent–But-hed-told-work-home.html