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Fit Notes are failing to get people back to work according to a survey published last month. the 2013 EEF / Westfield Health Sickness Absence Survey indicates that some employers are increasingly negative about the value of the Fit Notes in supporting employees to...

Channel 4 are facing an Employment Tribunal for Age Discrimination after John McCririck was successful in a preliminary hearing to establish whether or not he had the right to bring a tribunal claim. Channel 4 had argued that McCririck was not an employee but the...

We've just sent out our latest newsletter covering 1. Changes to Whistleblowing Rules 2. The debate over the use of zero hours contracts 3. Tribunal fees You can access a copy here or you'd prefer to receive it directly to your mail box send us a mail & we'll add...

What is a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act? Well it appears that the definition is ever widening and employers should not be too hasty to assume that a medical condition will not be covered by the legislation for protection from Disability...

An Equal Pay Case that has been heard by the Supreme Court has ruled that it is acceptable to compare the pay of workers from different establishments within one local authority. More than 200 female classroom assistants and nursery nurses have won the right to bring...

Do you know if you need to pay an intern or a student on work experience?  There is useful guidance on the Gov website to help you decide. https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-work-experience-and-internships The simple answer is that in most situations yes you...

The Apprentice Stella English lost her tribunal claim against Alan Sugar last week. The judge is noted as having commented that the case should never have been brought to a hearing. This seems like a resounding vote for common sense prevailing - a case without merit...

As usual - lots of financial changes on 6 April as all statutory payments rise 1. Statutory Sick Pay (SPP) rises from £85.85 to £86.70 2. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) rises from £135.45 to £136.78 3....

A recent comment made by an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) opens up a whole new can of worms about the covert recording of interactions in the workplace. It would appear that in some circumstances, if appropriately transcribed & the relevance of the recording is...