A recent employment tribunal which reached the Court of Appeal underlined two vital lessons; the importance of proper procedures and the cost and time which employment tribunals can incur. In the long-running case of Davies v Sandwell, a teacher was dismissed by Sandwell Council for minor misconduct whilst on a final written warning relating to […]
The next twelve months will see key changes to the employment landscape, as one-by-one the various measures brought in by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 become law. The Act represents the biggest shake-up of employment law in a generation. Some commentators have felt that employment regulation has been too much in favour of […]
Back in May, Lawspeed reported that fees would be implemented for claimants at Employment Tribunals later this summer. We can now confirm that fees for Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) will come into place on Monday 29 July 2013. Adrian Marlowe, MD at Lawspeed said: “The introduction of fees is likely to […]
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling has provided useful clarification that EU legislation protecting fixed-term workers does not apply to temporary workers supplied by an employment agency to an end-user organisation. The case (Della Rocca v Poste Italiane SpA, C-290/2012), which originally came before the Naples District Court, concerned a worker supplied on a […]
A new service aims to save recruiters, employers and candidates time and money when a criminal record check is necessary for particular roles. The checks required for candidates and volunteers who want to work with children or vulnerable adults, (or become driving instructors), are now being carried out by the new Disclosure and Barring Service […]
Recent APSCO criticism of the Lawspeed article “Umbrellas gearing up to compete?” published on 13th May, was surprising, says Lawspeed. In its article “APSCO supports umbrella company members” on 23rd May APSCO has said that its umbrella company members all deny any intent to compete and suggested that the Lawspeed article was both without foundation […]
Late payment is an issue which many SME businesses are horribly familiar with and new legislation has recently come into force to help deal with it. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013 came into force on 16th March 2013, bringing the UK in line with European Union legislation. The regulations affect transactions between […]
Responding to the article issued by APSCO entitled APSCO Supports Umbrella Company Members published on 22nd May, Adrian Marlowe, Chairman of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), said “Lawspeed, as part of its normal day to day business, gave legitimate advice on a live issue of concern for both agencies and umbrella companies. ARC now […]
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is turning up the heat on its Managed Service Company (MSC) investigations, and in articles on Friday 17 and Monday 20 May, Recruiter online reported that HMRC has already achieved results in recovering monies by using the debt transfer provisions in the MSC tax legislation. Friday’s article referred to a […]
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has asked Lawspeed to let our clients and readers know that help is available for payroll departments who may be struggling with the new Real Time Information system. Since 6 April, employers have had to use a new way of reporting PAYE called Real Time Information (RTI) where they report […]
