Employment

Employment case law round up

Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Administration) Regulations 2014

New regulations that provide for the funding of employers' liabilities to make payments of statutory shared parental pay and also impose obligations on employers in connection with such payments and confer powers on the Commissioners of HMRC.

Almost one in five jobs in London are now low paid

New analysis from the New Policy Institute finds that in 2013 there were just over 640,000 low paid jobs in London - an increase of 45,000 or 75 per cent on 2012 - reflecting a trend across England that, as the cost of living is growing faster than earnings, more jobs fall below the low pay threshold.

Local Authorities required to disclose amount paid to employees whilst carrying out union duties

'Taxpayers have a right to know how much of their money is being spent on subsidising council workers to act as union officials rather than working on frontline services', says Communities Secretary.

30 employers have been ‘named and shamed’ for breaking national minimum wage law since October 2013

However, written answer in parliament confirms that no employers have been prosecuted under the National Minimum Wage Act.

Vince Cable announces taskforce to assess today’s EAT ruling on holiday pay

Taskforce, which will consist of a selection of government departments and business representative groups, will provide a forum to discuss how the impact on business can be limited, says Business Secretary.

Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay

'This ruling not only secures justice for our members who were short changed, but means employers have got to get their house in order', says Unite.

Revised impact assessment on applying national minimum wage penalty on per worker basis

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills says that revised assessment, which is now based only on employers who are non compliant, shows no cost to compliant businesses and an average annual benefit to the Treasury of £2.15m.

Employment Tribunal judgment on holiday pay ‘could open floodgates for backdated claims’

Guardian reports on awaited ruling concerning interpretation of EU's working time directive and whether holiday pay should be calculated in relation to basic wage or taking into account overtime and commission payments.

Living Wage rises by 20p to £7.85 per hour from today

Living Wage Foundation also announces that London Living Wage has risen to £9.15 per hour.

Employment case law round up

One in five employees in Britain earns less than a living wage

Fourth report on low pay in Britain from the Resolution Foundation finds that those most at risk of low pay include female workers, the young, those in lower skilled occupations, part-time and temporary workers and those employed in hospitality, retail and care.

93 per cent of councils in England and Wales don’t require that homecare providers pay travel time

Of the 98 per cent of councils that responded to a Freedom of Information request by Unison, 79 per cent admitted that they have never asked to see pay records or other written evidence about the pay of care workers employed by care providers they commission, in order to check National Minimum Wage compliance.

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Findings from the Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications 2013

New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ad-hoc analysis provides information on the characteristics of claimants who would have been required to pay a fee at the time of their claim, if the current fee regime had been in force.

Housing and Work Manifesto calls to release potential of social housing in employment support

Manifesto, launched by ERSA and GUAC, calls for action to make it easier for social housing providers to take on publicly funded employment contracts, an increase in the co-ordination and integration of services to support social housing tenants, and support to increase the capacity of social housing providers to provide good quality employment related support to their residents.

Employment case law round up