Part-time workers: hours -v- pay
The Court of Appeal has agreed with the lower courts that a part-time cabin crew member had been treated less […]
Flexible working
A quick guide to family leave and pay entitlements in the UK
The latest announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they are expecting their first child and the recent […]
Can flexible working improve the gender pay gap?
One of the biggest barriers to gender equality and pay parity is a continuing resistance by employers to embrace agile working. A recent joint study from flexible working specialists, Timewise, and Deloitte set out a five step plan to help employers establish and implement new working cultures with the aim of improving pay parity between men and women.
IFS report: Part-time work is playing a major role in the gender pay gap
The latest report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has highlighted the prevalence of part-time working among women, and particularly mothers, as contributing significantly to the gender pay gap, which although down from 30 per cent from the early 90s still stands at around 20 per cent.
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – November 2016
In this issue we look at a recent Court of Appeal decision focusing on sexual orientation protection following a refusal […]
It's November – therefore we can now talk about Christmas!
Bramble Foods Ltd (the Company) generates a third of its total annual turnover in the eight weeks from mid-September onwards, […]
"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 […]