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The EAT upheld the previous Tribunal ruling that female employees who work in Asda's retail stores are entitled to compare their work to that of the higher paid male employees that work in its distribution centres. The EAT agreed that the value of work between these two groups of staff is of equal value and, therefore, that their pay should be comparable.
The EU's General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will apply in the UK from 25 May next year. With increasingly tighter requirements around how employers must maintain and process personal data, and with the number of fines issued for breaches of UK data protection laws on the increase, many employers are already looking to employ permanent staff dedicated to ensure compliance with the new rules.
Mr Gnahoua was a bus driver at Abellio London Ltd (Abellio). He was dismissed for gross misconduct at a disciplinary […]
In the recent decision of Farmah & ors v. Birmingham City Council & ors, the EAT held that claimants could […]
Deliveroo has set out words and phrases that managers should use to describe its riders and their working practices in […]
As reported in our article “It’s all change in employment law in April…”, private employers with 250 employees or more […]
Employers have a general duty to ensure the safety of their employees under section 2 of the Health and Safety […]
Following our post on 22 December 2016, “2016: A year of discontent?” the Trade Union Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 […]
Following our post on 1 December 2016, “National Living Wage to increase by 4 per cent in April“, the draft […]
In our article published this week on HRZone, we consider whether or not the UK should ban unpaid internships. This […]
In another case focusing on the gig economy, the London Central Employment Tribunal has ruled that a CitySprint bike courier […]
The Immigration Act 2016 is now in force and its substantive provisions seek to reflect the Home Office’s aim of […]
