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According to regulations, all workers must be paid National Minimum Wage (NMW) as an average for all hours worked. As a care worker, this means you may be entitled to be paid NMW for every hour you work at a service user’s home – even while you’re asleep there. A care worker was employed by …
In Northern Ireland, 82% of part-time employees are women. 39% of female employees work part-time compared to 9% of men. That means that excluding part-time workers from any post or promotion has a more adverse affect on women, and this amounts to indirect sex discrimination. That’s what happened to a local schoolteacher… Catherine McCormick has …
As you no doubt know, the law around who can be married or become civil partners has been changing in recent years. In the UK, you can now enter into a civil partnership with someone of the opposite sex. In Northern Ireland, you can now marry someone of the same sex, or enter into a …
Unfortunately, there isn’t a simple answer to that question, but here’s a brief overview to give you an idea. Taxable income payments If your settlement agreement* includes a sum to cover salary, bonus, commission and holiday pay that’s due to you, you will have to pay tax and national insurance at your usual rate. If …
In August 2016, Alexandra de Souza E Souza, who is transgender, got a job as a retail assistant at Primark in Oxford Street (West). The interviewer agreed ‘Alexandra’ could be shown on her name badge, but said HR and payroll had to be set up in her official birth name of ‘Alexander’. Before she started …
The introduction of Employment Tribunal fees in July 2013 has caused a massive impact on the numbers of Employment Tribunal claims brought in England, Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland has not seen the instruction of fees for Employment Tribunals. To bring a claim, many people are now required to pay an issue fee of £160 …
An expert guide to your rights with a hidden disability, by employment lawyer, Paul Doran of Paul Doran Law. Definition of disability Under the Equality Act 2010, disability is defined as: ‘A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.’ Many disabilities …
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 …
I reported a colleague’s behaviour. Is it whistleblowing? If you have observed a colleague behaving in a way that causes a risk to public health and safety, or doing something illegal at work, the right thing to do is report it. This is known as making a public interest disclosure or ‘whistleblowing’. If you make …
If you’re in Northern Ireland, you are protected against being treated unfairly because of your political opinion. It’s trickier to make a similar claim in Great Britain. There, political beliefs are treated as ‘philosophical’ in law. This article explores the issues. What counts as a political opinion? This category includes options about the Government and …