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volunteers in the workplace

Volunteers in the workplace

Charities in particular can be vulnerable to employment claims as there is often a reluctance to formalise working relationships with volunteers.  If a volunteer feels aggrieved they may try to assert that they have the status to bring a claim and without documentation formalising working arrangements charities are vulnerable to this. There has been much reported […]

increased statutory payments

Increases to statutory payments

On the 6th April there will be the usual annual increases to statutory payments.  The cap on a week’s pay for calculating statutory redundancy will increase to £489 (from £479) which will also be used for calculating the basic award in the Tribunal.  The increase in the maximum for an unfair dismissal claim brings the […]

workers rights

Uber workers the facts

The press went mad when the Employment Tribunal judgment in the Uber case was released and since then I have heard many misquotes and myths.  Firstly, as one huge press organisation wrongly stated the Uber drivers were not found to be employees.  They were in fact found to be workers.  This is the middle ground […]

stealing data

Prosecution for stealing data

The Information Commissioner’s Office has prosecuted a former employee of a Company who transferred information about company clients to his personal email address before moving to a new job. The employee was working at a waste management company and he emailed himself details of over 950 clients. The information was commercially sensitive and included the […]

Employers Contracts

Zero Hours Guidance

The Department of Business Innovations and Skills has issued new zero hours guidance for employers who use zero hours contracts. The Guidance sets out what zero hour contracts are, their uses and alternative suggestions.  They also provide best practice guidance for employers. For those who either use such contracts in practice or are considering doing so, […]

Employers Contracts

Working time for mobile workers

The ECJ has handed down its decision in the case of Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL and another concerning employees who do not have a fixed place of work and spend time travelling between sites and whether this is working time within the meaning of the Directive. […]

Employers Contracts

Slavery disclosure

It has recently been announced that businesses in the UK with a total turnover in excess of £36 million will need to comply with a duty to publicly report steps they have taken to ensure their operations and suppliers are trafficking and slavery free with effect from October 2015. The duty arises in the Modern […]

Employers Contracts

ACAS published new pay guide

 ACAS have published a guide for small employers and line or team managers in larger organisations around the importance of getting pay correct. It covers wages slips and deductions including handling pay for absences and on termination.  It is a useful starting point for employers on the basics of pay issues in the workplace and […]

Employers Contracts

Pension auto-enrolment time ticking

The timer is now ticking for small employers (those with fewer than 50 employees) to complete the auto-enrolment process. The 1st June 2015 is the start of the staging date for them to automatically enrol eligible “jobholders” in a pension scheme which has to be completed by 1 April 2017. A “jobholder” includes permanent, fixed-term and temporary […]