Employment news and case law

25 January, 2024

Removal of ‘live-in domestic worker exemption’ from minimum wage entitlement

New statutory instrument

25 January, 2024

Increase in maximum amount of ‘right to work’ civil penalty from £20,000 to £60,000

New statutory instrument

24 January, 2024

Bringing into force code of practice on determining amount of ‘right to work’ civil penalty from 13 February 2024

New statutory instrument

22 January, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

15 January, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

15 January, 2024

Scottish Government urges UK Government to extend statutory parental leave to include kinship carers

Minister for Children says change would mean that kinship carers would no longer remain entirely dependent on the good will of employers to get paid time off work to help the children they care for

10 January, 2024

Court of Session rules that a settlement agreement that waived the claimant’s rights to bring claims against his employer covered claims whether or not in the contemplation of the parties at the time it was agreed

Bathgate v Technip Singapore PTE Ltd [2023] CSIH 48

5 January, 2024

Case management error has resulted in number of outstanding cases in the Employment Tribunals being overstated

Tribunal President highlights that data cleanse has identified that large number of cases were not closed down properly on their conclusion

2 January, 2024

Maintaining provisions in relation to annual leave and holiday pay in Northern Ireland following changes to retained EU law

New statutory rule

2 January, 2024

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

22 December, 2023

Amendments to employment rights legislation in consequence of the removal of the effects of retained EU law on the UK statute book at the end of 2023

New statutory instrument

22 December, 2023

Reproducing in domestic law certain interpretive effects of retained EU law that provide protection against discrimination that would otherwise cease to apply at the end of 2023

New statutory instrument

18 December, 2023

Government launches consultation on draft Code of Practice on the fair allocation of tips

However, Department for Business and Trade highlights that, while employers must have regard to the Code, failure to fully observe it does not in itself amount to proof that they have been acting unfairly

18 December, 2023

Full benefits of introducing a right to work policy for asylum seekers may only be realised in Scotland if it is supported by adequate reception, settlement and integration services

However, Expert Advisory Group also finds that once the right support is in place, facilitating access to work and wider settlement in the community could add £30 million per year on average to the Scottish economy

18 December, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

12 December, 2023

Ensuring that right to make flexible working application applies from day one of employment

New statutory instrument

11 December, 2023

New minimum service level regulations are ‘unfair, undemocratic and likely to put UK in breach of its international legal commitments’

Metro Mayors and council leaders say that they will work with trade unions and employers to explore every possible option to avert any prospect of work notices being issued

11 December, 2023