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A million workers on zero hours contracts: “inevitable”

3rd March 2017

The number of people on zero hours contracts has risen to a new high of 910,000.

Employment Law Cases

Peninsula Business Service Limited v Baker (disability harassment and victimisation)

3rd March 2017

Disability Discrimination

Employment Law Cases

Capita Translation and Interpreting Limited v Siauciunas (worker and employee status)

1st March 2017

worker status employment tribunal

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Employers should commit to diversity at different pay bands, says review

28th February 2017

The UK economy could be boosted by £24bn-a-year if black and minority ethnic (BME) people progressed in work at the same rate as their white counterparts. That’s according to a new government-backed review, which has been published today.

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Are you underpaid? New Government campaign aims to raise lowest paid workers’ knowledge of their rights

26th February 2017

Are tips counted as part of your pay? If so, you could be underpaid, according to a new Government campaign.

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Mental health: why can’t employees speak out?

23rd February 2017

THREE quarters of employees in the legal profession are uncomfortable speaking out about mental health issues. That’s according to a new survey, which asked senior business decision makers in the legal profession, whether employees at their organisation felt able to talk about their mental health.

Five things we learnt in employment law this week

Five things we learnt in employment law this week (17 February 2017)

21st February 2017

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Avoiding a culture of sexism in the workplace

21st February 2017

Despite significant steps forward over recent decades, the forthcoming introduction of gender pay gap reporting, the lack of female representation at Board level, the recent parliamentary report on dress codes at work and President Trump’s infamous ‘locker room talk’ all demonstrate that sexism in the workplace remains an issue needing to be tackled.

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Five common mistakes employers make handling grievances

17th February 2017

Grievances take a wide variety of forms. Handle it well and you can often avoid issues from escalating, and even increase the faith employees have in their employer. Handle it badly and anything from disillusionment to full blown litigation can follow. So, what are the top five mistakes that employers make when handling grievances?

Employment Law Cases

Singh -v- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (Flexible working)

17th February 2017

flexible working case law
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