by Solutions for HR | Apr 16, 2018 | Employment Law News
An engineer of Caribbean origin has been awarded more than £11,000 after a tribunal found he was the victim of direct racial discrimination due to comments made by colleagues mocking and imitating his accent Edwards worked as a wheelchair engineer for Hertfordshire...
by Solutions for HR | Mar 23, 2018 | Employment Law News
The current Childcare Voucher scheme which enables working parents to fund childcare through their pre-taxed salary with weekly vouchers worth up to £55 was due to close to new entrants in April this year An alternative government-backed tax-free childcare scheme, set...
by Solutions for HR | Mar 22, 2018 | Employment Law News
In a further development in relation to time spent ‘on call’, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that such time is to be counted as ‘working time’ – even if the worker is not actively engaged in work at the time. This case addressed Mr...
by Solutions for HR | Mar 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
The Ministry of Justice quarterly figures show that the number of claims issued in the Employment Tribunal have increased by 90% since the fee regime was abolished in July 2017 8,173 single claims were issued in the Tribunal between October and December 2017, whereas...
by Solutions for HR | Mar 19, 2018 | Employment Law News
From the 1st April 2018 the minimum wage and national living wage will increase as follows Age 25+ – £7.83 (previously £7.50) Age 21-24 – £7.38 (previously £7.05) Age 18-20 – £5.90 (previously £5.60) Under 18 – £4.20 (previously £4.05) Apprenticeship rate – £3.70...
by Solutions for HR | Feb 23, 2018 | Employment Law News
From April 2018, childcare voucher schemes will be closed for new applicants. Employees who are already in a scheme will be eligible to keep receiving vouchers, but they will not be able to re-join the scheme if they leave, nor will they be able to join a new scheme...
