General National Minimum Wage Tribunal claims Taxi driver’s car and uniform rental expenses should have been deducted from pay for national minimum wage purposes By Karen Farrell
Employment contracts Employment policies General Incorporating net zero clauses into employment contracts By Kate Coppack
Legislative Changes Pay, benefits and bonuses Pensions Autumn 2021 Budget: further consultation on DC charge cap announced and top-ups for 1.2 million “low earners” in net pay arrangements By Eleanor Hart
Collective bargaining Industrial relations Trade Unions Employers must exhaust collective bargaining before making a “one-off offer” directly to represented employees By Laura Morrison
Disability Discrimination Equality Act Mental health Termination Tribunal claims Actual or constructive knowledge of a disability by the employer required at the time of dismissal By Lorelle Doyle
Discrimination Recruitment Social media algorithms and discriminatory job advertisements – are employers liable? By admin
COVID-19 Discrimination Employment policies Equality Act Job Retention Scheme Redundancy and business reorganisation Age discrimination in the UK employment market By Victoria Albon
Government Proposals Immigration Home Office extends use of digital app to more visa applicants By Sarah Ingles Carlyle
Discrimination Employment policies Unfair dismissal EAT upholds different conclusions on same policy in age discrimination cases By Sarah Lovell
Legislative Changes Pay, benefits and bonuses Pensions Pensions Regulator “Employer resources” and new regulations By Eleanor Hart
Employee benefits Flexible working Proposed Legislative Changes Right to five days’ leave from day one of employment to be put in place for unpaid carers By Karen Farrell