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Mr Lock’s success in arguing that his holiday pay should include his commission element has scared the wits out of employers. British Gas however has appealed and the case was…

It’s all over the press with headlines such as “Bosses free to spy on employee emails”, “Bosses can snoop” and references to “big brother”. This week, the European Court of…

In the recent case of Ramphal v Department for Transport, the EAT looked at a HR department’s influence over the decision to summarily dismiss an employee for gross misconduct. Although…

The Government appear to be reacting to the controversy surrounding zero hour contracts and exclusivity clauses, with the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) publishing guidance for employers and…

It’s bad enough that your business is having to make redundancies, which means you are probably in a tricky place commercially to say the least. But what if you overlook…

With it almost being Christmas party season, I thought I would cover something perhaps a bit topical. I was asked last week whether we get lots of calls from clients…

We are often asked how far employers need to go before dismissing an employee who is off sick long-term. This is frankly a tricky one which is why we thought…

The recent case of Underwood v Wincanton saw the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) give further consideration of how to interpret the words “in the public interest” for the purposes of…

Under the banner of “we want to simplify the tax regime” the Government has issued a consultation paper on the tax treatment of termination payments. They believe that the current…

One of the big issues debated in the lead up to the election was the use of zero hours contracts.  They seem to be like Marmite – some people love…