Consultation on the establishment of a new single labour market enforcement body in the UK
Since the publication of the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practice and the government’s subsequent Good Work Plan, we […]
Claire McKee
Full bioForetelling the future: when can you take into account future ability in recruitment decisions?
When an employer is considering whether to hire, promote or is otherwise taking management decisions about employees, it is fairly […]
"Anything is better than lies and deceit!"
We are accustomed to hearing on an almost daily basis about “fake news”. What about “fake CVs”? If an applicant […]
"Leaving no one behind": the Equal Measures 2019 Gender Index
Equal Measures 2030 (EM2020) is an independent civil society and private sector-led partnership which envisions a world where gender equality […]
International Workers' Memorial Day – a good time to review health and safety policies
Sunday 28 April marks 2019’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), where we remember workers who have lost their lives through […]
Equal pay claims "check-out" at Court of Appeal stage
The claimants in the long-running equal pay saga against supermarket household name Asda secured another positive step forward with the […]
New Acas age discrimination guidance
Acas has published new guidance on age discrimination at work, which can be found here. According to Acas, age discrimination […]
Disciplinary investigations: Common sense and even-handedness should prevail
In the recent Employment Tribunal (ET) case of Ball v. First Essex Bus Limited, the claimant, a 60-year-old bus driver […]
New legislation seeks to ensure restaurant owners give their employees all tips from customers
New legislation is expected to be implemented to ban restaurants from keeping tips from their employees. The intention is restaurant owners will not be able to make deductions from tips which are paid by card in order to fund administration costs.
Is the Apprenticeship Levy failing?
The Apprenticeship Levy, which came into force in April 2017, requires employers with pay bills over £3 million to pay 0.5% of their total gross pay bill to the government (through PAYE) which is then used to fund approved apprenticeship programmes. Each employer has an annual Apprenticeship Levy allowance of £15,000 to offset against their levy liability.
Eid al-Adha: dealing with religious festivals in the workplace
Eid al-Adha (known as the festival of sacrifice), the Islamic holiday marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage, is due to begin this coming Tuesday (21 August). The festival is celebrated with prayer and feast, typically on a large scale with Muslims in their respective communities coming together to partake in the festivities. Many Muslims may request time off work to celebrate Eid al-Adha, so here are a few considerations for employers to bear in mind as the holiday approaches.
Testing the limits of religious and philosophical belief discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) prohibits direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment in the workplace in respect of religion, religious belief and philosophical belief.