Category Archives: UK employment law

National minimum wage and self-employment 1
National minimum wage and self-employment

Since the revelation that “49% of self-employed workers (4.8 million people) earned less than £310 ...

20
Jul
Jason's age discrimination settlement agreement 2
Jason’s age discrimination settlement agreement

From time to time we will tell you about a Birmingham employment law case we ...

16
Jun
Harry's heart condition 3
Harry’s heart condition

From time to time we tell you about a Birmingham employment law case we have ...

01
Jun
Employment rights after the General Election 4
Employment rights after the General Election

Note: a subsequent legal change has affected the accuracy of this material. A UK Brexit will allow ...

29
May
Ban on headscarves not religious discrimination 5
Ban on headscarves not religious discrimination

Employees may be dismissed with no religious discrimination if they breach a uniform policy that ...

14
Mar
Non-payment of employment tribunal awards 6
Non-payment of employment tribunal awards

Note: a subsequent legal change has affected the accuracy of this material. A very large percentage of ...

23
Feb
Case Study: Francis and the office chair 7
Case Study: Francis and the office chair

From time to time we will tell you about a Birmingham employment law case we ...

20
Jan
Is failing to follow the dress code misconduct? 8
Is failing to follow the dress code misconduct?

The Dorchester, a five-star hotel in London, is yet another company to make the news ...

05
Jan
More than 7 million Britons in “precarious employment” 9
More than 7 million Britons in “precarious employment”

The term “precarious employment” is being used more and more. Another term for it is ...

12
Dec
Discrimination lawyers on positive discrimination 11
Discrimination lawyers on positive discrimination

Diversity at the workplace is a preoccupying issue for discrimination lawyers. The law recognises that ...

02
Dec