đ Need Legal Help? Chat with Lexi! đ
Speed up your claim assessment with Lexi! Click the chat icon at the bottom right now for instant help. Get started today! đđ
Tom Street Racial discrimination, gender pay gap, wrongful dismissal, maternity discrimination, pregnancy discrimination which lead to employment redundancy. These are among the many cases employees claiming at an employment tribunal. In March 2019 the top 5 employment tribunal cases occurring were; Trainee emergency operator racially discriminated against during drug investigation Jerry Ogbonna was suspended without pay five … Read more
Being a little light fingered in the workplace often doesnât feel like theft. Stealing of pens, pencils and other forms of stationery in the workplace may appear as if it has no impact. Itâs easy to forget that it costs the employer money to buy them. Stealing ultimately run employers at a loss. This is … Read more
Uncertainty is one way of preventing growth and the lack of conclusive decisions creates an atmosphere of commercial gambling and the uncertainty generated as a result of Brexit has left many businesses stagnant. According to a survey carried out, 36 percent of CEOs and CFOs said Brexit is at least one of the top three … Read more
The government has introduced what it claims to be the âlargest upgrade to workersâ rights in a generationâ. Itâs important for employees to know what are the new improved rights. These rights include: A strengthening of the Employment Agency Standard Inspectorate with new powers and allowances to impose penalties on employers who breach employment laws. … Read more
David Davis, Brexit Secretary (at the time of writing), has indicated that existing employment law would not be drastically changed following Brexit. He did this by blogging, âEmpirical studies show that it is not employment regulation that stultifies economic growth⌠Britain has a relatively flexible workforce, and so long as employment law environment stays reasonably … Read more
Some of the hot topics in employment law in 2019 include: 1. Atypical workers 2019 will see the start of some statutory protections currently limited to those termed ’employees’ to be extended to ‘workers’. One of these includes, employers are now required to give every ‘worker’, a written itemised pay statement at or before the … Read more
Employment laws are constantly changing. Hereâs what to look out for in employment law in 2019. Auto-enrolment contributions: Itâs expected that from April, the minimum contributions for auto-enrolment pension schemes will increase for both employers and their employees. Currently, automatic enrolment requirements require employers to contribute at least 2% of an eligible workerâs pre-taxed salary … Read more
During the negotiations around Britainâs exit from the European Union (Brexit), some modifications have been proposed by the British government. The Prime Minister at the time, Theresa May, stated that following a successful Brexit, instead of automatically accepting EU changes and adopting their laws based on interrelations, the Parliament will get to discuss and eventually … Read more
In a bid to calm anxious workers and their representatives in Britain following Brexit, Theresa Mayâs proposal allows MPS to vote on whether they will be following suit in order of the new EU employment legislation after Brexit. Whilst this might on some level alleviate the anxiety of workers in the UK especially EU workers, … Read more
Health and safety regulations dictate that there are first aid boxes easily accessible within a workplace. However, there are no mental first aid boxes. There is a disparity between physical health and mental health. There are designated parking spaces for the disabled and societal empathy and sympathy, for physically challenged individuals or those with obvious … Read more