by Magara Law | Oct 14, 2024 | Discrimination, Employment Law Updates, HR Advice
The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed that an employer’s policy to promote only from their ‘talent pool’ was indirectly discriminatory because older workers were significantly under-represented in that Talent Pool. Mrs Ryan’s employer (South West Ambulance...
by Magara Law | Oct 13, 2024 | Employment Contracts, HR Advice
Employers may wish to change existing employees’ terms and conditions of employment in a number of ways. One of the more pressing reasons is to encourage employees to take the vaccine. Employers need to be aware that vaccination against COVID-19 may not be...
by Magara Law | Oct 12, 2024 | Employment Contracts, HR Advice, National Minimum Wage
Are sleep-in workers entitled to national minimum wage for the entirety of their shift? The Supreme Court has provided the final, definitive answer in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and another case. It held that care workers who were required to sleep at, or...
by Magara Law | Oct 10, 2024 | Employment Law Updates, HR Advice, Unfair Dismissal
he furlough scheme ends in September and many employers will be planning how to keep their businesses profitable. Workers fear they will lose their jobs, and women are likely to feature disproportionately in the redundancy statistics. And there’s also the...
by Magara Law | Oct 1, 2024 | Discrimination, Employment Law Updates, Employment Tribunal, HR Advice
The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed that an employer’s policy to promote only from their ‘talent pool’ was indirectly discriminatory because older workers were significantly under-represented in that Talent Pool. Mrs Ryan’s employer (South West Ambulance...
by Magara Law | Oct 1, 2024 | HR Advice
Background Sexual harassment and misogyny within City firms remain unaddressed due to a pervasive “fear factor” preventing women from speaking out and a lack of trust in human resource departments, a peer has warned MPs. During the launch of the Treasury...
