There are a number of changes taking place in April 2020 to employment legislation. Some of these arise out of the government’s Good Work Plan which was published in December 2018 and which has been described as the government’s “vision for the future of the...
As a result of recent case law (the "Tyco" case) some employers may be required to pay their employees to travel to and from work. This is only the case where: Employees are paid on an hourly rate They have no fixed place of work, and The employer...
From 26th May 2015, it will not be lawful to include or enforce an exclusivity clause for employees on zero hours contracts. Under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 employees on contracts which do not have a minimum number of paid hours per...
There has been a landmark case decided by the Employment Appeals Tribunal which suggests that employers should be paying workers their base pay plus overtime while they are on holiday. Whilst it has been less well publicised, this could also include commission, travel pay and...