HR Articles

Yesterday, in a statement to the nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced several new restrictions to try to halt the increasing coronavirus infection numbers. One of the announcements was directed at office workers, who were asked to work from home where possible.

After 3 years of pay scandals, numerous equal pay claims and increases to the salaries of 700 female staff, the BBC has still failed to close its gender pay gap.

The Court of Appeal (“CoA”) has confirmed that the decision to raise the state pension age for women, to match that of men, does not amount to unlawful discrimination, under either EU law or the Human Rights Convention.

To date, under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme the Government has paid £35 billion to employers to cover furlough payments.

In the recent case of Aramark (UK) Limited v Fernades, the EAT held that it was not  unreasonable for an employer to decide not to include the Claimant on a list of bank workers in a redundancy situation.

Non-binary engineer, Rose Taylor had been subjected to bullying and harassment at the hands of work colleagues and faced a lack of support from management at Jaguar Land Rover.

In the case of Kelly v PGA, the EAT held that an employment tribunal was wrong to make an order of re-engagement as the employer had lost trust and confidence in an employee’s ability to carry out his role, and this belief was rationally held.

I have only worked for my employer for a short time, am I entitled to redundancy pay?

The UK immigration system will face its most significant change in recent history from 1 January 2021. The changes will impact most sectors in the UK. In this blog we have a brief look at the key changes to expect.

In Stothard v Durham University, the Claimant was suspended following media