Last month we examined the gig economy and briefly mentioned food delivery firm, Deliveroo, whose contracts breach s203 of the employment rights act by preventing staff from bringing Tribunal claims about their employment status. Deliveroo workers go on strike This month staff at Deliveroo have gone on strike after the company proposed to pay them £3.75 per […]
It probably isn’t a shock to hear that Mike Ashley, owner of Sports Direct, isn’t a very nice boss. Well now a recent summons before parliament can prove those suspicions. Not only were staff often being paid an illegal wage there is also evidence of: – Staff living in fear of their jobs – Incidents […]
Mr Roll, the Claimant, was a site controller for Binfield C of E Primary School, the Respondent. The Claimant lived in a bungalow close to the school which he was required to inhabit as part of his contract. He was required to work 39 hours per week and was paid for any overtime worked. The […]
April is the time when most employment law changes are rolled out. We won’t be giving too much away but this years’ changes include: – The Introduction of gender pay gap reporting – The introduction of the living wage – Changes to the minimum wage – Changes to income tax thresholds – The Immigration Bill – Frozen sick and […]
For anyone who miraculously managed to avoid the budget media circus yesterday (including our previous post) the main highlights yesterday were: The failure to meet economic targets, turning all schools into academies and taxing sugary foods, but, amidst all the over-reporting and endless analysis there were a few employment law tidbits that may have missed […]
On the eve of George Osbourne’s spring budget, an event that could determine his success as a chancellor (cue dramatic music). We thought we would look back at how successful some of the pre-election employment law policies have been, or, if they have actually been implemented. The pre-election promises of all parties had similar goals. The […]
Last month the minimum wage rose from £6.50 to £6.70 and to accompany this HMRC has released the names of Companies who have been caught not paying the minimum wage. High street chain Monsoon is the biggest name and under payer in this year’s list. Nonetheless companies of every size and industry are on the […]
Cleaners who work for the Foreign Office have been put on disciplinary action after a letter they went to Foreign Secretary, Phillip Hammond was forwarded to their employer, Interserve. The letter signed by 14 cleaners requested that their low pay be raised to the living wage which is calculated at £9.15 in London. They then […]
The living wage is the amount of money an adult person needs to earn in order to cover the cost of living. Before the election we mentioned how this might become a big issue and now the dust has settled the government has outlined its plans. This is currently calculated at £8.25 outside of London […]
The living wage has been something of a hot topic in recent months and this is unlikely to change as the election race heats up. For those of you who don’t know, the living wage is the amount of money an adult person needs to earn in order to cover the cost of living. Currently […]
The EAT have held in BLACKFORD FARMS LTD v MR C MULQUEENEY that a failure to pay the NMW can be brought as a breach of contract claim or as a deduction from wages claim. This confirms that employers’ liability for such claims could date back as far as 6 years rather than the three […]
