Equality – in the headlines
The UK PRM (People, Reward and Mobility) team at Dentons strives to keep you up to date with what’s happening […]
The UK PRM (People, Reward and Mobility) team at Dentons strives to keep you up to date with what’s happening […]
In the recent case of Timis and another v. Osipov, the Court of Appeal confirmed that an individual employee, along […]
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Morrisons is liable for a data breach which saw thousands of its employees’ […]
In Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited (NRL), the Court of Appeal decided that NRL was liable for its Managing Director […]
As UK companies with more than 250 employees are now required to publish gender pay gap information, the government has turned its attention to the ethnicity pay gap.
A report recently undertaken by three labour market economists has found that 44% of workers on zero-hours contracts would like more working hours. In addition, and in contrast to the “flexibility” argument often put forward in support of the use of zero-hours contracts, only 28% of those surveyed saw flexibility as the basis for entering into one.
The shadow chancellor John McDonnell has revealed details of Labour’s employee ownership policy which would see every company with more than 250 staff set up an “inclusive ownership fund” (IOF). Under the proposal, an IOF would own up to 10 per cent of the company’s equity on its workers’ behalf.
The recent decision of the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman in a complaint by the estate of a deceased employee against Belfast City Council (BCC) highlights that employers are required to make appropriate enquiries and provide sufficient advice to employees to ensure that they are able to make the best choices regarding their pension benefits.
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 was given royal assent on 13 September 2018, having started out in July 2017 as a Private Member’s Bill subsequently supported by the government.
An employee giving notice does not necessarily amount to an unambiguous act of resignation from employment, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found in East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust v Levy.
Born out of frustration after years of women in the city earning less than their male counterparts, the UK’s gender […]
New guidance from the UK Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) provides employers with a timely reminder in relation to their obligations when providing and obtaining references which is an area in which employers can easily fall foul if they are not careful.