In August 2015, Citizens Advice completed a study into self employed workers and employment rights in which it found that there has been a significant rise in self-employed staff throughout the UK since the recession in 2008. They have found that there is a real growth in such status amongst carers, cooks and cleaners, female …
Following the 2014 decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Whittlestone v BJP Home Support Ltd, a recent opinion of the Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) looks set to affirm the position that employees with no fixed based (known as “peripatetic workers”) should be paid for the time …
The introduction of Employment Tribunal fees in July 2013 has caused a massive impact on the numbers of Employment Tribunal claims brought in England, Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland has not seen the instruction of fees for Employment Tribunals. To bring a claim, many people are now required to pay an issue fee of £160 …
ACAS Early Conciliation has been compulsory in Great Britain since 6th May 2014. What has been the effect of Early Conciliation on resolving work place disputes? Before making a claim to an Employment Tribunal (ET) it is now necessary to complete an on-line form, the ACAS Early Conciliation Notification form, and allow ACAS to try …
PAID TRAVEL TIME FOR CARE WORKERS For many years, care staff have been employed by local authorities to visit sick and elderly clients in their own homes to check on their health and well-being and to assist them to continue living within the community. Despite doing such fantastic work, many local authorities have decided that …