The new law makes it unlawful for an employer to withhold tips, gratuities, and service charges (‘tips’) that are paid by its customers and requires employers to allocate tips to their hospitality and leisure workers in a fair and transparent manner.
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More than 200 companies have been named by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for failing to pay the minimum wage. They include WH Smith Retail Holdings Ltd which failed to pay over £1 million to 17,607 workers and Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd for failing to pay £903,307 to 7916 workers.
An IT worker who has been on sick leave since 2008 sued IBM for not giving him a pay raise during the time he was off work. But an employment judge struck down the case, saying the claims did not amount to disability discrimination and that, if anything, the worker had received more favorable treatment, according to a ruling published last month.
On 10 May 2023, Department for Business and Trade policy paper outlines a number of employment-related reforms, including proposed changes affecting non-compete agreements, Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) requirements, the Working Time Regulations 1998, and retained EU law.
The amendment to the Equality Act 2010, in the form of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill, looks like it will pass through Parliament and bring new responsibilities for employers. So, what could these responsibilities look like and how do you prepare?
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI, designed to provide users with instant, automated responses to their questions. Its capability and potential for broad application means people in many disciplines are finding uses for this technology tool.
The U.K. Home Office (H.O.) has updated the Employer’s Guidance on Right to Work Checks. Changes include clarifications on eVisa and BRPs checks, use of ID Service Providers, and clarifications of documents for certain status holders (students).
The recent media storm regarding Gary Lineker breaching impartiality rules by posting a comment on his private social media (condemning the government) raises some serious questions about employment law.
A part-time worker is a person “paid wholly or in part by reference to the time he or she works” and who is “not identifiable as a full-time worker”. So, a part-timer is any worker who is contracted for fewer hours than would normally be regarded as full-time for that employment.