Under a zero hours contract, the employer does not guarantee to provide a minimum number of hours’ work. Previously, it had been found that some employers sought to prohibit those engaged under zero hours contracts from working for other organisations or doing so without their consent. This was done via “exclusivity clauses”. Such clauses have […]
Guidance on Zero Hours Contracts
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills has issued guidance for employers on the use of zero hours contracts. The guidance sets out what zero hours contracts are, their appropriate and inappropriate use and the rights of workers subject to the zero hour contract. It also offers guidance on alternatives to zero hours contracts and […]
National Minimum Wage and Being “On Call”
In the recent case of Shannon v Rampersad & Rampersad T/A Clifton House Residential Home, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the issue of whether a worker who lived at the care home where he provided on call night assistance was working for the purposes of calculating the national minimum wage. The Employment Tribunal (ET) […]
Shared Parental Leave extended to Grandparents
The concept of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced in April 2015 and enables mothers to end their maternity leave in order to share leave and pay with their partner. It is now proposed that by 2018, SPL will also be extended to working grandparents to assist parents to return to work more quickly and […]
Consultation on Tips and Gratuities
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills have called on interested parties to give evidence on the current system of tips and gratuities and whether this is transparent enough. The payment of tips, gratuities, cover and service charges is prevalent in a number of sectors and concerns have been raised in the hospitality sector in […]
The Right to Be Accompanied – How Far Does it Extend?
An employee has the statutory right to be accompanied to a disciplinary hearing by a union member or a work colleague. We have seen recent case law concerning how much latitude the employer has to fetter that discretion concerning a work colleague but the High Court has found in the case of Stevens v University […]