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The Employment Rights Act 1996 will be amended with effect from 6 April 2019 so that every worker will have the right to be given a written itemised pay statement at or before the time at which any payment of wages or salary is made to him or her. Where an employer...

The Court of Appeal has held that continuing to work (in this case for two years) following the imposition of a contractual pay-cut will not always be treated as acceptance of those terms. Previously it was thought that an employee’s decision to continue working...

With 25th May in sight, we have highlighted the key things you need to know: Sensitive personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 is replaced under the GDPR with “special categories of data”. For the first time this includes genetic and biometric data, as well...

Injury to feelings claim band increases: For claims presented on or after 6 April, the following bands will apply: £900 to £8,600 for less serious cases;£8,600 to £25,700 for cases that do not merit an award in the upper band;£25,700 to £42,900 for the most serious...

Following the decision to scrap tribunal fees, it's no surprise to hear that tribunal claims are already up by 90%. Many employees thought twice about putting a claim in when they had to pay fees, however with no fees to pay it seems employees are likely to "just give...

As with all processing of personal data, in order to market your goods and services, the GDPR requires that your organisation has a lawful basis for such processing. Consent must be unambiguous and given either through a statement or clear affirmative action.  It...

Wagamama issues branded t-shirts out to all staff members, but asks that they team them with black skirts or trousers, which they have to pay for themselves. Making staff pay for the uniform themselves was in breach of national minimum wage legislation....

Maternity pay is rising to £145.18 from April 2018.  Also on 1 April 2018, the rates of statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental pay will go up from £140.98 to £145.18 (or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this...

The government have recently scrapped the fit for work programme that supported long-term sickness. The scheme was introduced in 2015 and will be scrapped by 31st March 2018. The scheme was a free GP-led service that offered impartial advice to employers, where...