Employment news and case law

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

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

8 December, 2023

Regulations setting minimum service levels for railway and ambulance services mark first use of powers under the Strikes Act 2023 to require workers to work on strike days

New statutory instruments introduced alongside Code of Practice outlining steps a trade union should take to comply with the Act

7 December, 2023

Status of Workers Bill receives first reading in the House of Lords

Bill provides for creation of a single status for workers by amending the meaning of 'employee', 'worker' and 'employer' in relevant legislation

4 December, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

4 December, 2023

Amendment of list of employers required to monitor the composition of their workforces for equality purposes in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

1 December, 2023

Provisions creating statutory entitlement to carer’s leave to come into force from 4 December 2023

New statutory instrument

29 November, 2023

Minimum service level regulations fail to allay MPs’ concerns that severe consequences of non-compliance on employees may amount to disproportionate interference with Article 11 ECHR rights

Human Rights Select Committee also says that consultations on the mediation processes for the new measures were not sufficient to address its concerns

29 November, 2023

Ensuring whistleblowers who disclose information to Ofcom in relation to compliance with the Online Safety Act are protected

New statutory instrument

27 November, 2023

Supreme Court rules that group of Deliveroo riders were not in an employment relationship for the purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights

Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (Appellant) v Central Arbitration Committee and another (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 43

20 November, 2023

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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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

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

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

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

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

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Regulations setting minimum service levels for railway and ambulance services mark first use of powers under the Strikes Act 2023 to require workers to work on strike days

New statutory instruments introduced alongside Code of Practice outlining steps a trade union should take to comply with the Act

Status of Workers Bill receives first reading in the House of Lords

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Amendment of list of employers required to monitor the composition of their workforces for equality purposes in Northern Ireland

Provisions creating statutory entitlement to carer’s leave to come into force from 4 December 2023

Minimum service level regulations fail to allay MPs’ concerns that severe consequences of non-compliance on employees may amount to disproportionate interference with Article 11 ECHR rights

Ensuring whistleblowers who disclose information to Ofcom in relation to compliance with the Online Safety Act are protected

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Workforce Information (Ethnicity) Bill receives first reading

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill receives its first reading

Government accepts Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to increase national living wage to £11.44 from 1 April 2024

Supreme Court rules that group of Deliveroo riders were not in an employment relationship for the purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law