Employment

Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings

New statutory instrument inserts new sections into the provisions relating to collective redundancies in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 so as to implement EC Directive 1998/59 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies.

Employment Law Update

Issue 160 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

Bereaved workers failed by employers, says new report

New report from Dying Matters, the National Council for Palliative Care and the National Bereavement Alliance also highlights concerns re impact of bedroom tax on those who have been bereaved.

Solicitor says legal ruling makes it necessary to reform social care commissioning practices

James Sage also warns that the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Whittlestone v BJP Home Support Limited is 'a stark reminder to care providers of the duty to pay staff the national minimum wage, taking into account travel time and when someone works over night on a sleepover shift'.

Employment case law round up

Employment case law round up

Lindsay v London School of Economics and Political Science

[2013] EWCA Civ 1650

Government launches consultation on problems around use of zero hours contracts

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable says that government wants 'to maximise the opportunities of zero hours contracts while minimising abuse and setting core standards that protect individuals'.

Minimum period for redundancies of 100 or more to be reduced from 90 to 45 days

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills sets out its response to the consultation on changes to rules governing collective redundancies.

‘The disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far’

New DWP policy paper outlines its proposals for improving employment support for disabled people and those with health conditions.

Employment case law round up

New figures show 17 per cent fall in number of Employment Tribunal appeals over last year

Decrease driven by a 17 per cent fall in working time directive claims and also large decreases in unfair dismissal (42 per cent) and redundancy (36 per cent) claims.

Long working hours are squeezing family time as 44 per cent of fathers work over 45 hours a week

New IPPR report also shows that universal childcare could help more than a quarter of a million parents to get back to work and boost the nation’s balance sheet by as much as £1.5bn.

Paid work can make lone mothers less depressed if provided with state support

New research from the Nuffield Foundation finds that policies introduced in the late 1990s and early 2000s - including introduction of tax credits and extension of state support for childcare - made it easier for lone mothers to achieve a satisfactory balance between work and childcare.

Gallop v Newport City Council

[2013] EWCA Civ 1583

Employment Law Update

Issue 159 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

New research finds gender stereotyping in apprenticeships

Report from Unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation, also highlights that black and Asian apprentices continue to be under-represented in high-paid sectors.