Another change on the horizon for family friendly rights comes in the form of shared parental leave where the mother and father can share the balance of maternity leave and pay after the initial set period has been taken by the mother. The regulations are currently in draft form but are expected to come into […]
Flexible working for all – an update
We previously wrote about the new rules which came into effect on 30th June 2014 regarding the ability of all employees with 26 week’s service to request flexible working. So two months in has this change resulted in a flood of new requests? Certainly the evidence we have seen from our clients says no there […]
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014 published
Another Bill has been published and is currently working its way through Parliament which will implement a number of employment law changes if it is passed in its current draft form. Firstly, in a bid to curtail the number of unsatisfied Employment Tribunal awards the Government if proposing to introduce enforcement officers to give notices […]
Survey of Employment Tribunal applications
BIS has published the 2013 Survey of employment tribunal applications which is the first comprehensive survey of tribunal users for five years. The survey found a number of things; some of which were surprising and others as expected. It is important to note however that the survey was conducted prior to the introduction of Employment […]
Equal Pay Audits to be ordered by Tribunals
The draft Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 have been published and will require employers who have breached the equal pay provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to carry out pay audits. Tribunals will be obliged to make an order for an audit when an equal pay claim is successful. It is intended […]
Reasonable adjustments for disabilities
It is of course well established that employers are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace for disabled employees. What about those employees who are associated with someone with a disability? The case of Coleman v Attridge established that claims for associative discrimination can apply to direct discrimination. Since that case of […]