As anticipated, the Government has proposed the introduction of fees for applications to Employment Tribunals. Two options have been proposed: Option one: an initial fee of £150-£250 to begin a claim, with an additional fee of £250-£1250 if the claim goes to a hearing. There would be no limit to the maximum award. Option two: […]
The Equality Act was largely a consolidation of existing discrimination legislation, but it also brought in new provisions which may have been overlooked. Since 1st October 2010 is has been unlawful to ask applicants about their health prior to offering employment or placing them into a pool of persons to whom employment may be offered. […]
Recruiters should be aware that restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals working in the UK will continue until the end of 2013. EU nationals are allowed to work in any EU country under EU law. However EU states are permitted to impose transitional restrictions for up to 7 years where there is threat of serious […]
There have been recent and noteworthy case law developments regarding holiday entitlement. The specific cases in question concern sick workers, oil-rig workers and airline pilots. However the decisions have implications for other industries. Such as in the case of Russell v Transocean International Resources (2011) where the Supreme Court confirmed that offshore oil-rig workers […]
