Following my Tweet on the day of the Budget from April 2018, termination payments that are subject to income tax on amounts in excess of £30,000 will be subject to employer national insurance contributions. The £30,000 exemption will remain and that the whole termination payment will be outside the scope of employee NICs. In addition, […]
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Disclosure in the public interest
A requirement was added for whistleblowers that the disclosure be made in the public interest. This was added to prevent Claimant’s relying on complaints concerning their own contracts. The question remained however as to how wide the public interest requirement was. The EAT held in Chestertons v Nurmohamed that the Claimant can have a reasonable belief is in the public […]
Maternity Leave around the world
I have been referred to a very interesting infographic about maternity leave around the world, which I thought I would share as it was very pictorially informative. To have a look at maternity leave around the world click here.
Providing a reference
This month’s business development briefing sets out the key issues a business should consider before providing a reference for an employee or former employee. Types of reference A business is most likely to be asked to provide a reference for a prospective employer, although it could be asked to give one in other circumstances (for […]
National Minimum Wage and sleeping time
When the provisions of the Working Time Regulations came into force, there was a run of cases concerning whether those that were required to be on night shifts sleeping at the employer’s premises were in fact working for the purposes of working time. The recent case of Esparon t/a Middle West Residential Care Home v […]
Can an employee who is constructively dismissed contribute to their dismissal?
The EAT has recently decided yes following the case of Frith Accountants Ltd v Law but recognised that it would be usual but not exceptional for a constructive dismissal to be caused or contributed to by any conduct by the employee. In this case, the Claimant Mrs Law was 62 years old and her employer […]
ACAS early conciliation goes live
Today is the first working day after ACAS early conciliation came into being. For the next month it will be optional before it becomes mandatory on 5th May 2014. The new ACAS early conciliation website is here. Before a Claimant presents an Employment Tribunal Claim for relevant proceedings, the prospective Claimant must provide information to […]
Sex discrimination and post natal depression
The EAT has upheld a decision of the ET in Lyons v DWP Jobcentre Plus that a woman, who was dismissed having been off sick for several months after the end of her maternity leave, had not been discriminated against because of pregnancy or sex. s18 of the Equality Act 2010 sets out that pregnancy […]
Why do employers offer settlement agreements?
Firstly, what is a settlement agreement? Well it is a legally binding agreement usually between an employee and their employer whereby the employer offers the employee a lump sum in excess of their normal entitlement to compromise any employment claims they may have. It must meet certain legal requirements to be a valid settlement agreement one […]
Shared parental leave
The Government has published its response to the consultation on the administration of the new shared parental leave and pay system following its confirmation that new arrangements for shared parental leave and pay were on the radar for the current Government. The Government has already provided for change within the Children and Families Bill currently […]