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“Am I entitled to increased holiday pay?” The answer might be “yes”, if you are a part-year or zero-hours worker. Part-year worker = engaged on a permanent contract for only part of the year, such as during term-time Zero-hours worker = engaged on a casual contract, usually for ‘piece work’ or ‘on call’ work Up …
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 have heard of the gender pay gap. Less well known is the ethnicity pay gap. If you are paid less (or otherwise disadvantaged at work) because of your race, you can make a claim for race discrimination. What the data shows Surveys show that black people are most likely to have a household …
If you’ve been mistreated at work, you might be thinking of taking your employer to the employment tribunal. Before you go much further, you need to understand the cost implications. This article covers the likely costs and possible ways to pay. First, the good news. It doesn’t cost you anything to make a claim to …
“Can I take leave if I feel stressed?” Good question. The short answer is: “Yes, of course you can”. Here’s the long answer… Stress at work seems to be on the rise. The Global Burnout Study from 2022 has found that employee burnout increased by over 5% in the previous 12 months. They also found: …
Have you been bullied at work? It’s surprisingly common, even in the highest places. You can’t have missed the news reports that the Duchess of Sussex is alleged to have bullied some of her staff over the two years when she was a working royal. The Times reported that royal aides were left ‘broken’, ‘humiliated’, …
Employers have a legal duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for employees with a disability. Failing to do so may amount to a type of discrimination known as ‘failure to make reasonable adjustments.’ If you are searching for ‘examples of failure to make reasonable adjustments’ because you believe that you may have been prejudiced at work …
If your employer has offered you a settlement agreement*, you might think you can just deal with it on your own. But it’s not as simple as that. By law, you must take independent legal advice before you sign. What’s more, the name of your legal adviser must be included on the agreement, otherwise it …
In 2014, the government introduced a limit of two years for claiming back pay – but similar legislation wasn’t brought in for Northern Ireland. The Court of Appeal in Belfast recently ruled that staff in the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) are owed backdated holiday pay covering the past 20 years. That’s right, 20 …
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 …