Welcome to the seventh edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
In Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew, the Supreme Court (SC) has confirmed that workers who have been underpaid holiday pay over a period of time are not prevented from recovering underpayments...more
In this OnPoint, we report on the Government’s further guidance on workers’ entitlements to holiday leave and holiday pay during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
The UK Government has announced today that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), which has so far assisted over one million businesses in the UK, will be extended by four months until the end of October 2020....more
Employers are now turning their minds to the many and varied issues they need to consider when planning for the end of lockdown - even though of course they will need to wait for details of the precise timing and phasing of...more
5/8/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Furloughs ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Lockdown ,
Holiday Pay ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Mental Health ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Assessment ,
Social Distancing ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
The development by HMRC of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), now extended in its operation until the end of June 2020, has involved numerous iterations of its guidance for employers and employees, the...more
4/20/2020
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Funding ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
Holiday Pay ,
Holidays ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Time Regulations
The UK Government recently published its Good Work Plan, a package of labour market reforms proposed in response to the review conducted by Matthew Taylor into the changing British labour market and which published its...more
1/7/2019
/ Agency Relationship ,
Breach of Contract ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Derogation ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gig Economy ,
Holiday Pay ,
Labor Reform ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sweden ,
Temporary Employees ,
UK ,
Written Agreements
Zero hours contracts are favoured by many employers in the United Kingdom due to their flexible nature, allowing them to respond to fluctuating demands for services. According to the Office of National Statistics, in the...more