Employment Law Updates

Scottish Labour Party have called for a maximum of 48 hours in a working week – Is this good or bad? As part of Scottish Labours new Industrial Strategy, Kezia Dugdale has sought support for a complete ban on employees engaging in more than 48 hours in one working week. The Scottish Conservative Party have […]

Resolution Foundation Report The Resolution Foundation has published a report arguing for a better pay deal for those working in the Gig-Economy. The report argues that the Government ought to extend minimum wage legislation to cover the self-employed workforce in order to tackle low pay and insecurity in the UK. As part of their submission […]

How employers can prevent reputational damage It is important that employers protect their organisations reputation, Personnel Today have listed six ways in which employers can reduce the risk and ensure that damage is kept to a minimum. (1)  Put in place a firm Social Media policy Employers should ensure they have a robust social media policy that applies […]

“GMB Officer Wins Employment Tribunal on Union Safety Role” – TUC A GMB officer who as refused safety training has been awarded compensation and the legal battle against his employer. The Employment Tribunal in Central London has ruled in favour of the claimant against London Borough of Camden on the grounds that an employee should […]

Fire Risks in the Workplace Following the fire that tragically destroyed Grenfell Tower in West London on June 14th, it is important that employers are made aware of their legal obligations when carrying out fire risk assessments and what procedures they should follow in relation to this. Legal Duties The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and […]

CIPD: As Brexit negotiations commence, business owners sound the alarm over immigration crisis Recent research published by the CIPD has highlighted the demand for a direct, flexible and cost-efficient immigration system following Brexit. The research produced by the CIPD displayed: -UK employers struggled to fill low or semi-skilled jobs with UK born citizens and therefore […]

Zero Hour Contracts & Holiday Pay With the summer holidays on the horizon, it is important that employers are fully aware of workers annual leave entitlements and in particular those who are employed on zero – hour contracts. Research by the Citizens Advice has recently shown that half of workers on zero-hour contacts wrongly believe […]