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Some care workers are employed to stay overnight at the house of an elderly, disabled or vulnerable person, just in case their help is required. These shifts are commonly referred to as “sleep-in” shifts. There is an ongoing debate to determine whether sleep-in care workers are actually ‘working’ and therefore entitled to be paid national …
If you have a disability or health condition and your employer has refused to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace to support you, you may have grounds for a discrimination claim. Employers have a legal duty to act, and failing to do so can lead to a significant tribunal award against them. What the law …
National Minimum Wage – Rates due to increase from 1/4/16 The government has made changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act, which will come in to force on 1st April 2016. The revised changes will affect the minimum wage of adults who are 25 years of age and over in the UK. These workers …
As you may know, we’re employment law solicitors. We act for employees who have a dispute with their employer. If your employer has done something unlawful, you have the legal right to take them to the employment tribunal. However, employers generally don’t want that to happen, and will do whatever it takes to prevent it. …
If your employer wants to get rid of you, they might try to make you redundant. But they need to follow a proper process to do so. Sadly, some dismissals are a sham. That’s what happened to Tracey Campbell in 2015. She had been working for the Irish Football Association (IFA) as their commercial manager. …
The qualifying period for bringing a claim of unfair dismissal is currently two years in GB and one year in Northern Ireland. However, there may be an exemption to this rule where the dismissal is due to: Whistleblowing The National Minimum Wage Working time Part Time Working Rights Flexible Working Rights Fixed Term Employee Rights …
“My colleague has made sexist comments” The days are gone when it was perceived to be OK to display ‘girly’ photos on the workplace wall, and for male managers to make lecherous remarks about the pretty girls in their summer dresses. Today, most people know that no-one should have to put up with sexist remarks …
If you have been treated unfairly at work because of a disability, or because of something arising from your disability, you need an experienced disability discrimination lawyer on your side. At Paul Doran Law, we have specialised in employment law for over a decade. In that time, we have helped employees at every level pursue …
A – In most cases, yes. Most appeals are no more than an exercise in rubber-stamping, but if you fail to appeal you may be criticised by the Tribunal or have your compensation reduced. If the decision is not overturned, you may have the right to claim unfair dismissal. If it is overturned, you …
If you resigned from your job because you feel you were forced to, you might be able to make a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal. However, you will need to prove that you had no other option but to leave your job. Constructive dismissal: the burden of proof is on you Constructive dismissal occurs …