by Tim Davies | Jan 9, 2018 | One you might have missed
Many employment rights depend upon the calculation of “a week’s pay”, using the rules set out in sections 221 to 227 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. It has long been accepted practice that employer pension contributions should be excluded from the calculation of a...
by Tim Davies | Jan 9, 2018 | One to watch
Employers struggling with the recent changes to holiday pay calculations have at least been able to find some comfort in the Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014, which limited claims for back pay to a maximum of 2 years. Unfortunately, the legality of...
by Tim Davies | Jan 9, 2018 | Employment Law Insight
If an employee has less than two years’ service, it doesn’t really matter what reason you give to dismiss them. Right? Wrong, says the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Rawlinson v Brightside Group Ltd. Mr R was employed as in-house legal counsel for BG...