"I'm sick, honest. My self-certified sick note says so!"
Representatives of the British Medical Association (BMA) met recently to discuss the possibility of allowing employees to take up to […]
Verity Buckingham
Full bioWe're all going on a summer holiday…if the boss allows it!
The holiday season is upon us and workers have dreams of lying on beaches and splashing in the sea. […]
Free movement – a thing of the past?
A Brexit will be on the minds of EEA nationals who have moved to the UK for work. Those who […]
"I want my job back!" – employment tribunal remedies
A remedy that is open to an employment tribunal to award if it upholds a complaint of unfair dismissal is […]
Non-compete clauses: Government to investigate the impact
The Government’s view is that the UK thrives on innovation. It recognises that innovation enables businesses to develop new ideas, […]
Update: Changes to the Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration regime
This article is a further update following “Immigration – changes to Sponsor duties and MAC recommendations” posted on 24 March […]
Disqualification of directors for hiring illegal workers
Mr Kumar was sole director of a cooked-foods wholesaler in Birmingham from 16 May 2013 to 21 November 2014, at […]
Immigration – changes to Sponsor duties and MAC recommendations
The Home Office has introduced the following changes which affect Tier 2 and 5 Sponsors: Record-keeping duties – for new […]
Tribunal awards and statutory redundancy pay – annual increases
Where the event that gives rise to an award of compensation, e.g. an unfair dismissal or a redundancy, happens on […]
Out of time, but not out of the running
The EAT handed down its judgement in the appeal of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board v. Morgan this […]