Unfair Dismissal-April 2019 Is a final written warning valid in the absence of a full investigation into the incident? Yes, held the EAT, in Beattie v Condorrat War Memorial and Social Club & Others. The employee was a bar steward. She received a final written...
Employment Law Updates—April 2019 Pensions From 6 April 2019, the minimum level of employer contribution into a pensions auto enrolment scheme increases from 2% to 3% with an increase to the employee contribution from 3 to 5%. The total minimum contribution therefore...
Brexit Deal Delay…What Next ? Whilst there appears to be no decision on Brexit we wanted to provide a brief update for organisations that employ EU nationals. It is not surprising that a lot of Brexit inquiries for EU nationals living and working in the UK have been...
Top Questions for March 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisers in March 2019. Click image to enlarge The top questions in March were… Disciplinary – 23% Consultation (fixed term contracts, contractual changes, zero hours contracts,...
Veganism: The Next Big Test in Employment Law? We wrote about protected characteristics last month and it comes up time and time again when we speak with our clients. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s society (with Greggs even launching a...
Protecting Our Clients v Protected Characteristics So What Is A Disability? As you will be aware, disability is protected under The Equality Act 2010. This is to ensure that no employee should be subjected to discrimination or prejudicial treatment in the workplace...
