Background The government has recently launched a consultation on draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2019 and associated draft guidance, which resurrect plans to introduce a £95,000 cap on exit payments in the public...
Employers are hopefully aware of the requirement to follow a fair process when pursuing disciplinary proceedings, especially when the outcome may result in the dismissal of the employee in question. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently...
The rules governing the calculation of whether your workers are being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) can be complex. Many of you will be aware that certain deductions from a worker’s wages must be taken into account when assessing whether...
Welcome As Elizabeth Barrett Browning (almost) wrote: How do I discriminate against thee Let me count the ways Well, had she been around in the 70’s Browning might have been sonnetting about, what now seem to be, extraordinary job adverts. Our...
Welcome The newspapers have widely reported that the Duke of Sussex (Harry – 36, from Windsor) will take his full two weeks of paternity leave when the Duchess (Megan, 37, from Los Angeles) gives birth. A friend of the Prince (and with ‘friends’...
The following case is a useful reminder to both employers and employees that for the past couple of years all judgments and written reasons will remain online indefinitely. Therefore, parties involved in Employment Tribunal proceedings may need...
The calculation of holiday pay for employees and workers who undertake voluntary overtime is quickly becoming a very common issue for many employers. We’ve been running a Blog on the subject updating it as the law regularly changes (link below)...
Job title: Graduate Legal Trainee This role presents an ideal opportunity for law graduates who are embarking on the LPC course on a part-time basis and who wish to significantly bolster their prospects of pursuing a legal career. The role...
DC Employment Solicitors is pleased to invite you to our FREE Employment Law Breakfast Briefing at 8am on Wednesday 1st May 2019 in the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Worker? Employee? Or something else? When the courts find that: a...
Welcome The Sunday Times recently reported on some unintended consequences of the “Me Too” campaign. Following the stream of allegations and convictions concerning discrimination and harassment in the workplace, men are now apparently frightened...
As you are probably aware, a huge portion of the UK’s employment law comes from the EU including discrimination rights, transfer of undertakings information, family leave, working time regulations and duties to agency workers. In the White Paper...
A common misconception is that employees with less than 2 years’ service do not have the right to make a claim for ordinary unfair dismissal and therefore that the only potential claims from such employees are discrimination claims. There are in...
