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A Middlesborough care assistant who was dismissed after choosing to no longer opt out from exceeding a 48-hour-plus week during her pregnancy has been awarded nearly £36,000 in compensation. The Tribunal heard that care assistants who worked for the employer, Care Preference, were frequently required to work “on call” shifts outside their normal working hours to cover staff absences. This

Employment law expert, solicitor and former CAB Advisor, Ian Winrow, discusses how ASDAs equal pay dispute could affect North Wales retail workers It was widely reported earlier this year that large retail employer ASDA was likely to face significant back-pay and legal costs, after the Appeal Court ruled that 35,000 shop floor workers were undertaking ‘equivalent work’ to higher paid

Often employees believe that when it comes to regulations over conduct in the workplace, it is one rule for them and another for managers and executive officers within the organisation. Many will be reassured to note that a recent tribunal decision resoundingly confirmed that if Directors of an organisation behave contrary to the company’s code of conduct, they can be

Summary of the Scheme The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was introduced by the Government on 20 March to assist businesses who were impacted by Covid-19. This allowed employers to “furlough” their employees and make a claim from HMRC for 80% of their wages (limited to £2,500 per month) to be passed to the employee. The purpose of this scheme

The Employment Appeal Tribunal have handed down a judgment in the case of Gallacher v Abellio Scotrail Ltd that states a dismissal based on Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR), namely the breakdown of trust and confidence between the parties, was held to be lawful even where the employer failed to follow a fair procedure. Facts In this case, the Claimant