ECJ rules that a worker cannot automatically lose his acquired rights to paid annual leave because he did not apply for leave

On 6 November 2018
holiday, holiday pay

The ECJ has handed down judgment on 6 November 2018 in Kreuziger v Land-Berlin and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, a case concerning the circumstances in which the right to compensation in lieu of annual leave on termination of employment may be lost. The ECJ concluded that a worker cannot automatically lose his acquired right to paid annual leave […]

On 2 November 2018
Consultation, Employee pay and benefits, family friendly rights

The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill received Royal Assent on 13 September 2018. The Act will come into force in April 2020 and will create a statutory right to time off work for employed parents, with pay where eligibility requirements are met, following the loss of a child. The Act will be supported by […]

On 30 October 2018

The Chancellor has delivered the 2018 UK Budget. Whilst the number of employment tax related announcements were limited there were some significant changes proposed, most notably in relation to off-payroll working arrangements in the private sector. Set out below is a summary of the key announcements. Off-Payroll Working in the Private Sector As widely […]

On 11 October 2018
Consultation, ethnicity pay reporting

A consultation has been launched asking employers to contribute their views on implementing mandatory ethnicity pay reporting. It sets out options and asks questions on what ethnicity pay information should be reported by employers to allow for meaningful action, who should be expected to report, and the next steps to be taken. In previous discussions, […]

On 11 October 2018
discrimination, sexual orientation

In an important case which has highlighted the difficulties which can arise when balancing the rights of individuals with different protected characteristics, the Supreme Court has held in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and ors, that it is not unlawful discrimination, either on grounds of sexual orientation or political opinion, for a bakery to […]

On 13 June 2018
employment status

Employment status remains one of the hottest topics in employment law this year. The Supreme Court has added to the debate today, handing down judgment in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith. The Supreme Court unanimously held that a plumber who was engaged as a “self-employed operative” should in fact have been treated as a “worker” […]

On 3 May 2018
discrimination, family friendly rights

Following the EAT’s recent ruling, in Capita Customer Management Limited v Ali, that a father who wished to take shared parental leave was not directly discriminated against in not being entitled to the higher maternity pay rate which the employer paid to employees taking maternity leave, the EAT has handed down judgment in Hextall v […]

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ECJ rules that a worker cannot automatically lose his acquired rights to paid annual leave because he did not apply for leave

Government response to consultation on parental bereavement leave and pay regulations

UK Budget 2018: Employment

Government consultation on mandatory ethnicity pay reporting

Supreme Court rules that it was not unlawful discrimination for a bakery to refuse to supply a cake supportive of gay marriage.

Supreme Court decides “self-employed” plumber has worker status

Disparate pay for maternity and shared parental leave may be indirect discrimination

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