The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has a new means of recovering money owed to it by those formerly in receipt of benefits. The DWP can now issue a Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) notice instructing an employer to make deductions from an employee’s earnings without the need for DWP to obtain a Court Order […]
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TUPE Guidance from BIS
In what seems to be the main story this month, BIS has now published its revised guidance on the TUPE Regulations 2014. In a rather snappy title, you can read more in the Employment rights on the transfer of an undertaking: a guide to the 2006 TUPE Regulations (as amended by the Collective Redundancies and […]
Philosophical belief
The Employment Tribunal has found that the Claimant’s political belief in democratic socialism qualified as a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010. Whilst his mere support in the Labour Party was not enough, his political belief in democratic socialism as enshrined by the Labour Party’s core values was qualified. This was because he had […]
Freedom to choose your representative in legal expenses insurance
It has long been established that under Directive 87/344/EC policyholders have the right to a free choice of representative in legal proceedings. The trouble is that this is often difficult to secure as insurers insist that legal proceedings are only after issue and a policyholder should use their panel solicitor notwithstanding the geography and that […]
Disability and long term sickness
It is possible in some circumstances with long term sickness to adopt the doctrine of frustration and say that the contract has been frustrated, thus bringing the employment contract to end without dismissing the employee in unfair dismissal terms. This is something I have done in practice on a few occasions for employers but it […]
Social media and employment law
Social media sites are numerous and some more popular than others but their use by employers and employees does throw up all sorts of interesting employment law issues. None more so than the use of LinkedIn given that it is designed to be used in a personal capacity but it is aimed at one’s professional life […]