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This was justified despite their current inability to pay.
Yes, in some circumstances, ruled the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently in Edwards and another v Encirc Ltd.
It has now been announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there will be a Budget on Wednesday 8 July 2015.
A Claimant must contact ACAS before submitting a claim form to Tribunal. ACAS will then speak to both parties and try and resolve the matter.
The Liberal Democrat Business Secretary has announced the findings of a review that he commissioned into the impact of Employment Tribunal Fees.
On 30 April 2015, the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the UK Government in the landmark ‘Woolworths’ case.
The Equality Act 2010 now expressly provides for associative discrimination as a cause of action for direct discrimination and harassment in relation to protected characteristics.
In the recent case of Metroline Travel Ltd v Stoute, the EAT has overturned an employment Tribunal’s decision that an employee’s type 2 diabetes amounted to a “disability” under the Equality Act 2010.
From 6 April 2015, “employment intermediaries” are required to send quarterly reports to HMRC about agency workers they place with clients where they do not operate PAYE on workers’ payments. “Employment intermediaries” includes employment agencies.
The Autumn Statement 2014 announced a review into the growing use of overarching contracts of employment that allow some temporary workers and their employers to benefit from tax relief for home-to-work travel expenses.