Paul Doran What happens when you have been offered a compromise agreement (settlement agreements in NI), but your employer fails to do what’s agreed? Broadly, you have two choices: Try to enforce the terms of the agreement so they do what they said they would Bring a breach of contract claim in the hope of being paid …
You might remember our January article ‘How do I claim equal pay?’ We wrote about journalist Samira Ahmed, who accused the BBC of paying her unfairly compared with Jeremy Vine. Jeremy was paid up to £3,000 per episode for presenting Points of View on BBC1, while Samira received just £440 per episode of Newswatch on …
Is your employer trying to ensure diversity across the organisation? If yes, that’s a worthy move. However, forced retirement is likely to amount to age discrimination. That’s what happened to Professor Paul Ewart. He was head of atomic and laser physics at Oxford University’s Clarendon Laboratory but was forced to retire in September 2017 when …
Below is a selection of recent questions we have received from people regarding their employment rights during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The questions relate mainly to the furlough scheme although there are other specific issues. Please note that the answers are not to be taken as formal advice and specific legal advice on your situation …
The information in this blog is based on Government guidance as of 4:00 pm on 27 March 2020. Guidance has been published further details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (more commonly known as the Furlough Pay Scheme). At this stage, it is unclear when exactly the scheme will go live and whether HMRC will …
On Friday 20 March 2020, it was announced by the Chancellor that HMRC would be offering grants to cover up to 80% of wages of people whose jobs were threatened with redundancy due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This has been named the “Furloughed Worker” scheme. The scheme is not available to people who are off …
You might be wondering about your employment rights in the coronavirus situation. Understandably, we have been receiving a number of queries from people regarding their rights to sick pay and other issues at work if impacted by coronavirus. Due to the number of queries, we are unable to offer our usual free consultation for such …
Is your employer trying to ensure diversity across the organisation? If yes, that’s a worthy move. However, it shouldn’t mean you lose your job because of how old you are as is likely to amount to age discrimination. That’s what happened to Professor Paul Ewart. He was head of atomic and laser physics at Oxford …
At the time of writing, 85 people in the UK have Coronavirus. As you are probably aware, in most cases the condition is not serious, but it is known to be highly infectious. The question for may people though is will I be paid if I am off work even if I have no entitlement …
With the Harvey Weinstein trial currently topping the news agenda, sexual harassment has never been more high profile. But you don’t have to be in Hollywood to be affected. Example 1 Simona Simalyte was working at KFC in Newport when a male co-worker asked her out. She told him she already had a boyfriend, but …