Terms and Conditions of Employment in UK Law
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Variation Clause Could Not be Relied on to Make Unilateral Changes
In Norman and others v National Audit Office UKEAT/0276/14, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a variation clause could be relied on to make unilateral changes to terms and con...... ... Audit Office UKEAT/0276/14, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a ... be relied on to make unilateral changes to terms and conditions of employment ... The National ... ...
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Constructive Dismissal
Two constructive dismissal cases have been decided since our last newsletter which make for interesting reading. The first case serves as a reminder of how not to approach making changes to terms a...... ... of how not to approach making changes to terms and conditions of employment and in the second ... ...
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New Acas fire and re-hire guidance – how to do the wrong thing in the right way (UK)
Back in June Acas produced a report on the “fire and re-hire” practices used by some employers to make detrimental changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment. In essence, the employee...... ... to make detrimental changes to employees terms and conditions of employment.In essence, the ... ...
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UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter - June 2020
In this issue we look at some of the key employment law developments that have taken place over the past month. In particular, we examine: whether a right to work from home could become law; neurod...... ... the post CO VID1 9 era; and the employment r ights of he alth and saf ety repr esentati ves ... in the workplace 05 Changing terms and conditions: a tricky is sue 07 Safety ... ...
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What are the employment implications of the transfer of a business?
In the UK where a business is transferred from one economic entity to another then the employees will be protected by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (the T...... ... the TUPE Regulations is to preserve the continuity of employment and terms and conditions of those employees who are transferred to the new employer ... ...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Pay Equality in the UK Workplace
In May 2020, the United Kingdom welcomed the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act 1970, which was enacted to ensure the equal treatment of men and women in terms of pay and the conditions of emplo...... ... the equal treatment of men and women in terms of pay and the conditions of employment. However, ... ...
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TUPE Amendments 2014
The Acquired Rights Directive (ARD) applies across the Member States of the European Union and is implemented in the UK by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (...... ... of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (the “TUPE ... 1. Changes to terms and conditions now permitted (in limited ... ...
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TUPE Update
The UK Government has finalised the amendments to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) and collective redundancy legislation, under the Collective Redun...... ... of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and collective ... Harmonisation of employment terms New employers will have greater scope to e terms and conditions of transferring employees from old employers, if: ... ...
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Contract Variation - Changing Terms And Conditions
...The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of Mr Morgan v Network Europe Group gives useful guidance for any employer considering making a variation ... ...
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Overtime and holiday pay – non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the UK has recently considered whether voluntary as well as non-guaranteed overtime should be taken into account in calculating the amount of holiday pay. Th......The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the UK has recently ... The question arose both under the terms and conditions of the claimants employment, but ... ...
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