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Sometimes your employer can make life unbearable for you, be it how they talk to you in front of other employees, the work load they put you under or changes to the way you are meant to work. However before you resign and try to take them to tribunal for a constructive dismissal claim there … Read more
Employment Rights for Part-time Workers There has been a surge in part-time work over recent years.  More than 6 million people are now part-time workers in the UK and as  many as 47% of all females in employment are working part-time. Part-time workers have the right not to be treated less favourably than comparable full-time … Read more
The controversy over the BBC’s severance pay policy is unlikely to have reached its peak as the ex-director general, Mark Thompson is questioned by the Commons Public Accounts Committee this week. Â Thompson has already submitted a statement to the committee claiming that the Chair of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten and Trustee, Lord Fry … Read more
According to research by the online comparison website Go Compare, some 6% of UK motorists – more than 1.7 million drivers – would consider making a claim for personal injury damages after a road traffic accident, even if they knew they had not been injured. In these tough economic times, it appears that a large … Read more
Steve Webb, the Pensions Minister, has said that he will strive to tackle age discrimination in the workplace. Mr Webb made his commitment on 3 September 2013 when launching a report by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) which has established that European Governments are keen to encourage higher levels of engagement from older workers. According … Read more
According to the BBC the Government has announced new plans regarding the payment of the National Minimum Wage, which will come into effect from October. It is hoped that the new rules, and the damage that adverse publicity might bring, will embarrass firms into paying the statutory minimum rather than flouting the legislation. Although the TUC estimates that … Read more
A firm of pawn brokers in Runcorn, Cheshire, has successfully opposed a compensation claim for unfair dismissal from a former employee after employment tribunal deadlines were missed. The branch of Cash Converters was told during a preliminary hearing in Birmingham that it had “no case to answer” against Craig Tansley. Mr Tansley had been dismissed … Read more
An employee of Paddy Power (Online) Limited who alleges he was unfairly dismissed, has had his case struck out by the Employment Tribunal on the Isle of Man which found he had behaved unreasonably and scandalously. Anthony Adenaike had brought an unfair dismissal claim against Paddy Power on the grounds of racial discrimination. However, the … Read more
Over the last year research has shown that female manager earned bonuses approximately half the size of their male counterparts, according to the Chartered Management Institute, aggravating the gender pay gap. The CMI claims that the gender pay gap is being aggravated by the bonus gap and that attention should be paid to commission and … Read more
A black employee working for a fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Gloucester has been awarded ÂŁ27,000 in compensation after overhearing his colleague being referred to as a “Golliwog”. Roy Morgan was a delivery driver and became upset after a colleague, Brian Ennis, was referred to as “Black Brian” and “Golliwog Brian”. This was apparently to … Read more