HR Articles

In November last year we reported on the government’s plans to reform apprenticeships and introduce a levy of 0.5% for employers with a total payroll bill in excess of £3m.

Compliance with the National Minimum Wage is a legal obligation, make sure you are in the know and don’t fall foul of the law.

It used to be the case that recovering costs within the employment tribunal was an exception rather than the rule, and whilst the threshold for recovering costs still remain high, it seems that there has been somewhat of a shift.

In the recent case of McTigue v University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust the EAT clarified that agency workers can bring detriment claims against end users provided the end user (on its own or in conjunction with the agency) has substantially determined the terms of the worker’s engagement.

In the case of Sala (EFMs: Right of Appeal) [2016] UKUT 411 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal has held that there is no right of right of appeal against the Home Office’s decision not to grant a Residence Card to the Extended Family Member (“EFM”) of an EEA national.

Following the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s review of the Tier 2 visa route this January, the Home Office announced significant reform to the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa category.

BBC World Service Journalist Chandana Bandara was issued with a final written warning following his refusal to prioritise a news report on the birth of Prince George over one on the anniversary of ‘Black July’ (concerning the massacre of Tamils in Sri Lanka).

Most UK employers are well aware that the law protects job applicants from unlawful discrimination - for example because of their sex, race or age

In the news this week, it was announced that seventeen homeworkers are to sue both Sevacare and Haringey Borough Council over an alleged failure to pay national minimum wage.

In the recent employment tribunal case of McWilliams v Citibank, the Claimant had been suspended following allegations that she had breached client confidentiality.