Employment Law | Employment Blawg (AKA LabourBlawg) - Part 19

Employment Law in the UK

UK law blog posts regarding employment law in the UK. Useful for employment lawyers and clients of employment law solicitors.

Social Media Use by Employees and UK Employment Law

July 10, 2012

The following is a guest employment blawg post regarding social media use by employees and UK employment law. Social media is changing the way we do everything, not least the way businesses are run. Social media now has a large part to play in sales, marketing, recruitment and public relations. Accordingly, UK employment law has […]

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The fiduciary duties of directors (and when they can apply to employees)

July 6, 2012

This post was submitted by Direct 2 Lawyers, a trading name of Redmans Solicitors, offering no win no fee unfair dismissal representation. The case of Ranson v Customer Systems Plc [2012] EWCA Civ 841, handed down last week from the Court of Appeal, provides a useful reminder as to the various obligations that directors and employees […]

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The cost of a pardon in Canada

July 4, 2012

The following is a guest blog post regarding pardons under Canadian law which discusses some of the employment difficulties for pardon applicants. Since Canada’s pardon program has a success rate of 96% why did the Conservative government want to limit the number of pardons being granted? In other words, if it wasn’t broken, why did […]

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Workers who are sick on annual leave are entitled to extra time off

July 2, 2012

Below is a guest UK employment law blog post regarding a recent ECJ decision which held that employees who are sick on annual leave are entitled to extra time off. The Law on Annual Leave Employees are legally entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks / 28 days paid annual leave (if they are working […]

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Top 5 most viewed employment law blogs on LabourBlawg: May-June 2012

June 30, 2012

Below are the top 5 most viewed employment law blog posts published on LabourBlawg over May and June this year (out of a total of 10 blawg posts published during that period). These have been ranked by the number of pageviews according to Google Analytics, which is often a useful indicator of quality of the […]

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London Olympic Bus Strikes: Employment Issues

June 25, 2012

Below is a guest employment law blog post regarding the recent London Olympic Games bus strikes. For expert employment law advice, contact employment lawyers in Stirling. On Friday 22nd June 2012 London bus drivers began a 24 hour strike following the breakdown in talks between Transport for London (TFL) and Unite, which is Britain’s largest […]

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Why is it important to follow TUPE regulations for business transfers?

June 20, 2012

A recent case (23 February 2012) re emphasises the protection that TUPE provides to both employer and employees and the importance of correctly following TUPE transfer regulations. In the case of Gabriel v (1) Peninsula Business Services Ltd (2) Taxwise Services Ltd UKEAT/0190/11, the employee won her appeal against the judgement of the employment tribunal. […]

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Action to take to counter disability discrimination at work

June 1, 2012

Leading a life with a disability presents many challenges, and unfortunately, one of them may be knowing how to handle workplace discrimination. Whether intentional or accidental, this kind of situation can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, or even threatening to you. Here is a step-by-step guide to handling disabilities discrimination in the workplace. If you feel that […]

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An even tougher year for employers with employment law

May 25, 2012

Whilst there has been a lot written about the Beecroft Report, particularly some very hostile responses to it, and whilst the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claim has risen to 2 years from 6th April 2012, it looks as though things will remain tough for employers for at least 2 years to come. Why ? […]

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What You Need To Know About Auto-Enrolment

May 25, 2012

As an employer, you may be aware of the proposed implementation of an auto-enrolment pension scheme for the UK. The scheme has been designed to make it easier for employees to save for their retirement as at present many people do not take up any offer of a workplace pension scheme even where it is […]

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