October 27, 2020
An important case on the topic of the unlawful deduction of wages was decided by the Employment Law Tribunal on 3 September 2020. Recent Development in National Minimum Wage – Ms E Harris and 8 others v Kaamil Education, Diligent Care Services and Premier Carewaiting. A group of home care providers have been ordered to…
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An important sex discrimination case, and victory for the LGBT community, was decided by the Employment Appeal Tribunal on 21 September 2020. Does protection under the Equality Act for those going through gender reassignment extend to those who identify as gender-fluid or non-binary? Yes, stated the Employment Tribunal in this case. The Government Equalities Office…
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October 19, 2020
Moorepay’s parent company Zellis was awarded software product of the year by the CIPP during their Annual Excellence Awards. Judged by an independent panel, this prestigious award is given to software that enables companies to run their payroll in-house. Judges were looking for a solution that was compliant, user friendly, enabled best practice and was well…
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October 13, 2020
On October 12th, the Prime Minister announced significant changes to lockdown measures across England. This included introducing a three-tier system for regions across the UK. There is now a three tier strategy for lockdown restrictions per region. Find out what rules apply to each tier, how these changes will impact upon your business and considerations…
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September 30, 2020
In the current climate, many employees are working more flexibly than before the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s important to keep a close eye on the implications of such flexibility when it comes to assessing working time. Keep reading as we share a recent case of unfair constructive dismissal over working time. We also answer: Is…
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September 22, 2020
New measures are to come into force in the UK to reduce the dramatic increase of COVID-19 cases. On 22nd September, changes were announced and Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has advised people to work from home “if they can”. Westminster and the Devolved Administrations recently announced additional controls to reduce surge of COVID-19 cases…
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September 9, 2020
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, now is perhaps a good time to reflect on how we at Moorepay have dealt with the situation and what we’ve learnt. In previous communications, I shared the steps we pledged to take to support our customers, to continue to pay their people on time and in line…
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September 2, 2020
As the children go back to school at the start of September, the government are launching a campaign to encourage the UK workforce to move back to their normal place of work. But what do employers need to consider before moving staff back into the workplace? In July the Office for National Statistics reported that…
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August 20, 2020
An important case on the topic of sex discrimination was decided by the Employment Appeal Tribunal on 5 June 2020. The Claimant, Adrienne Liebenberg, commenced her employment with DS Smith as a commercial director in November 2016. Her remuneration package was a basic salary of £200,000 per annum, a discretionary bonus of up to 50%…
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An important case on the topic of religion or belief discrimination was updated on 19 April 2020. Ms Bond was employed by Lads and Dads’ Barbers in Colwyn Bay since August 2016. She attended work regularly until 8 February 2017, thereafter through to her dismissal on the 11 July 2018, she remained an employee though…
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August 10, 2020
On Saturday 25 July, the Government announced that all travellers to mainland Spain, the Balearics, and the Canary Islands were to self-isolate for two weeks upon their return. This was after the country had reported the cases of COVID-19 had tripled in a matter of weeks. With many taking advantage of the recent relaxation of…
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August 4, 2020
Friday 31st July saw the Prime Minister delay further easing of lockdown measures and the Chief Medical Officer warned that the country may have reached the limits of lockdown easing if the spread of COVID-19 is to be controlled. This came in the same week that large parts of North West of England had tighter…
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