Update September 2024 The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the Tips Act) and its accompanying statutory Code of Practice will come into force on 1st October 2024. This was confirmed by commencement regulations for the Act and Code of Practice which were laid before Parliament in July. The Code recommends consultation with workers in… [Read More]
HMRC accused of harassment (for birthday wishes!)
The Times Online have reported that HMRC has been held liable for harassment for sending one of its employees a birthday card! Note that this case has very specific facts meaning that harassment was present in these particular circumstances, this will not always be the case! Toure v HMRC In Toure v HMRC, an employee… [Read More]
Travel time not paid by National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is payable to workers whenever they are carrying out ‘time work’. The question of whether travel time is ‘time work’ for the purposes of National Minimum Wage was considered recently by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Taylor’s Services Limited v HMRC. Taylor’s Services Limited v HMRC In this case, zero-hours… [Read More]
Labour introduces the ‘right to switch off
The Labour Manifesto included a pledge to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ in the UK. Ministers now have to figure out how such a right will be framed. One proposal under consideration is the creation of a code of practice on the right to switch off. This would allow employment tribunals to increase compensation… [Read More]
Equality and Human Rights Commission publish draft changes to guidance on sexual harassment
Big changes are underway for the law on sexual harassment. On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act) Act 2023 comes into force, introducing a new positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. There are two potential consequences for those who break the law:… [Read More]
