Protecting disabled employee’s pay – is it a mandatory adjustment?
Law Under the Equality Act 2010 (the “Act”) an employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments to help disabled job applicants, employees and former employees in certain circumstances. It […]
Gender Pay Reporting is coming – are you ready?
Subject to parliamentary approval (which we believe is likely), the Regulations will come into force on 6 April 2017. So what do you need to know about the revised Regulations […]
Trade Union Act 2016 – does it really strike a blow to unions?
The provisions ought to make it harder for unions to take industrial action. On the back of recent and high-profile disruption to services through strike action, this is likely to […]
Pre-Action Protocol for debt claims
Below is a series of questions and answers to assist with the new Pre-Action Protocol (“the Protocol”) and are primarily aimed at creditors. 1. When does it come into force? […]
Live-in Care and the National Minimum Wage compliance
While it is always possible that case-law may change in the future, as far as we are aware, there is no significant risk at the moment in using the daily […]
European procurement comes closer to home
On 17th October, the consultation closed on the draft Public Contracts Regulations 2015. As with all of the Cabinet Office consultations, we responded to this consultation. In our response, we […]
Possession and disability discrimination – guidance from the Supreme Court
Facts of the case Mr Akerman-Livingstone (“Mr AL”) suffered from severe mental health problems. In 2010 Mr AL was homeless and applied for housing. While his application was considered by […]
What should be on your Radar…
The measures that will be introduced represent a turning point in government policy, challenging the orthodoxy that has existed for the last 30 years. In this article I give personal comment […]
Estate regeneration – Government launches expressions of interest process
Over the past 30 years we have worked with local authorities, community groups, developers, housing associations and indeed the Government itself, often engaging in official programmes. Indeed two of the […]
For TEEP’s sake, get your waste collection right!
Following a judicial review, the Regulations state that waste collection authorities (and others which collect waste paper, metals, plastic and/or glass) must do so by way of separate collection. This […]
Period of conduct in ASB injunctions
Section 21 (7) of the Act states that: “In deciding whether to grant an injunction under section 1, a court may take account of conduct occurring up to six months […]
Employee holiday – how much do you pay?
Many employers who engage workers on atypical arrangements, where they work more than their normal contractual working hours and receive additional pay over and above their standard pay, were left […]