HR Articles

Permila Tirkey has been awarded almost £184,000 in unpaid wages from her former employers after a landmark case in which her caste was taken into consideration as part of her race discrimination complaint.

Employers should sit up and take note of the recent decision in Hall v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, which involved a claim of discrimination arising from disability.

According to the European Court of Justice, in a case against the Security and Fire Company, Tyco, mobile employees who do not have a fixed place of work should be treated as being on working time from the moment they leave home and travel to their first work assignment and then, at the other end of the day, when they leave their last appointment and travel back home.

The Fit for Work scheme has this week been made available to employers in England and Wales, completing a national roll-out which began in April. This provides occupational health support and advice for GPs, employers, and employees and aims to reduce long term sickness absence.

The national living wage has already started to influence the way businesses are behaving. Chief Executive of Whitbread, Andy Harrison, has announced plans to lessen the impact of the National Living Wage by improving productivity and increasing prices.

Human Resources' departments are often asked to provide advice and guidance on disciplinary matters, however, a recent case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has warned of the risk of overstepping the mark and applying ‘improper' influence.

It is no secret that ongoing immigration compliance is being investigated much more rigorously with what used to be regarded as minor non-compliance issues now being the cause for sponsor licence suspensions and revocations.