by webmaster | 18 May, 2021 | Coronavirus, Industry Changes, Latest changes, Pay and Benefits, Tribunal Cases, Uncategorised, Working Time and Hours
This latest bulletin continues with some Covid -19 topics, including new Shielding Guidance, availability of home testing kits for employers, and the extension of health and safety detriment protection to workers. It also talks about the recent Supreme Court ruling...
by webmaster | 14 Aug, 2019 | Industry Changes
The UK Supreme Court has enhanced employers’ ability to enforce contractual clauses that restrict employees from leaving to work with competitors. Such clauses are often known as non-compete clauses. They can be vital to prevent key staff from damaging a business...
by webmaster | 27 Jun, 2019 | Industry Changes, Latest changes, Pay and Benefits, Working Hours and Annual Leave
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has added a further complication to the holiday pay debate, holding that a group of police officers and civilian employees were entitled to backdated additional holiday pay to reflect overtime worked even though there was a...
by webmaster | 31 May, 2019 | Industry Changes, Working Hours and Annual Leave
A new European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling has confirmed the importance of employers having a system in place to record hours of work for all employees. The landmark ruling places a “greater onus on employers” to ensure all hours are accurately measured so...
by webmaster | 30 Apr, 2019 | Industry Changes, Latest changes, Technology
At this very moment, it is estimated that around 130,000 people within the UK are being monitored by artificial intelligence in a bid to ‘boost productivity’ according to their employers. Most are being monitored by the growing Isaak system designed by London company...
by webmaster | 27 Mar, 2019 | Industry Changes, Latest changes
Though there is still uncertainty about the potential implications of Brexit and possibly even whether Brexit will happen at all, the Home Office have published a campaign this week to encourage EU nationals to apply early for settlement ahead of the full launch this...
