HR Articles

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

Following on from the case reported last month on data protection (”Failing to anonymise – the cost”), a nursing home in Northern Ireland has received a fine of £15,000 from the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), following the burglary of the home of one of its staff members.

The EAT has held that TUPE does not apply where a new provider ceases to carry out services “on the client’s behalf.”

All employers regardless of whether they hold a Sponsor Licence or not, are expected to carry out prescribed document checks on all employees before they start work. Provided that an employer has carried out the appropriate checks, it will have a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty if it later comes to light that any worker has been working illegally in the UK.

Since it was announced in the July 2015 Budget, the National Living Wage (NLW) has received much comment, both negative and positive.

The EAT has recently held that protecting a disabled employee’s pay following his move to a lower paid role was a reasonable adjustment.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into a possible breach of the Data Protection Act by Virgin Trains when it released CCTV footage from one of its trains following Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that he was unable to find a seat.

With an increasing number of homeworkers and flexible working arrangements it's important to ensure that the performance of these employees' is measured and actions are taken to maximise the effectiveness of these working arrangements.

A report by independent think tank British Future has suggested that although Brexit presents challenges for decision makers, it also offers an opportunity to get immigration policy right so the public’s trust in the system can be restored.

Following its announcement in this year’s Budget that some benefits-in-kind (provided via salary sacrifice schemes) will start to attract tax and NI contributions, the Government has launched a Consultation to gain a wider understanding of the impact this could have.