Amendments to TUPE 2006
The final Regulations amending the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 are now available. They come into force on the 31 January 2014 although certain provisions do not take effect…
Reasons to be cheerful
As we enter the New Year there are good reasons for optimism about the strength and profile of our city region. The UK's manufacturing sector as a whole is enjoying growth and the Sheffield City region is well placed…
Automatic Enrolment Pensions
Since October 2012 the Pensions Act 2008 has required employers to automatically enrol eligible workers onto a workplace pension scheme. This obligation currently only applies to the largest employers but will eventually…
Protected Conversations
In July a new regime of protected conversations was introduced to enable employers and employees to offer and discuss a Settlement Agreement in the knowledge that their conversations cannot be used in any subsequent…
Employee Shareholders
The new status of Employee Shareholder became effective from 1st September 2013. Under the scheme an Employee receives a minimum of £2,000 and a maximum of £50,000 worth of fully paid up shares. When the Employee…
Important Changes to Employment Law
On 29 July 2013 four important changes were introduced: - 1. Fees in the Employment Tribunal; 2. Cap on unfair dismissal compensation; 3. Negotiations leading to Settlement Agreements (Compromise Agreements)…
Forced Retirement and Age Discrimination
An important Tribunal Judgment was handed down very recently in Ashford Tribunal. Mr Seldon, a solicitor, was compulsorily retired by his practice from the partnership in 2006 when he was 65. He brought an age discrimination…
Victimisation
A recent case has held that it is possible to victimise an employee under the Equality Act 2010, even after employment. This is a departure from previous case law. The decision was based on interpreting the 2010…
Positive action under the Equality Act 2010
We have been receiving a few enquiries from employers recently regarding how positive action works. The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to discriminate against people with "protected characteristics." These include…
Employees' Shareplan Criticised
The Government's proposals for employee shareholder contracts which appear in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill and are currently before the House of Lords, envisage that employees will be given shares in small…
