Tag: employment law
Employment Rights Bill – What’s new?
The Employment Rights Bill was introduced on Thursday 10th October 2024 in what Ministers say will help to deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK. The comprehensive package introduced 28 new measures, including long-awaited reforms to parental and bereavement leave, sick pay, and unfair dismissal regulations. A summary of... Read more »
Understanding Right to Work Checks
It’s not a secret that employers must carry out a Right to Work (RTW) check on potential employees, and that Recruitment Companies must do so when introducing candidates to clients. Where we refer to employers in this blog, it applies equally to Recruitment Companies. In theory, this has been made much easier by Digital Identity... Read more »
Laws around Commission and Holiday Pay
Should holiday pay include commission? The short answer, is yes, commission should be included in the calculation of holiday pay. The employment law case Lock and British Gas Trading Limited 2014 has helped to define regulations on holiday pay in relation to commission. I’ll explain the case in detail further down. Understanding commission Commission is defined as... Read more »
Advice for Employers – The redundancy process
Some of you may be faced with making redundancies as the global pandemic of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc through what used to be our normal. How you make people redundant is important, it is imperative that the process is carried out fairly and in accordance with employment law to avoid any claims of unfairness. The... Read more »
Data Subject Access Requests – Has the Court of Appeal Tipped the Balance Back in Favour of Employees?
The Court of Appeal’s decision on 16 February 2017 is good news for employees making a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) to access their personal data but it is a disappointing blow for employers who will find that they must continue to respond to DSARs made by individuals whose main purpose is to obtain pre-action... Read more »
Recruitment Companies – What Happens to all those LinkedIn Contacts when your Employee Leaves?
Pretty much every Recruitment Company I act for encourages its Consultants to use social media to promote their business. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn; Consultants seek out and make new contacts and connections as a fundamental part of their business activity on a daily basis. LinkedIn has even developed its Recruiter tool to capitalise on the way... Read more »