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Did you see recent media articles about the equal pay judgement for Asda workers? Read on to find out more, plus learn how Paul Doran helped men in Wales and women in Birmingham to win their equal pay cases. Equal pay for women at Asda At an employment tribunal hearing in Manchester in October, 9,500 …
If you are being paid less than a colleague of the opposite sex for doing the same job, you may have a legal right to claim equal pay. Many employees do not realise they are underpaid until years into their employment by which time significant back pay may already have built up. At Paul Doran …
Following the 2014 decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Whittlestone v BJP Home Support Ltd, a recent opinion of the Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) looks set to affirm the position that employees with no fixed based (known as “peripatetic workers”) should be paid for the time …
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 …
Are you asking yourself: “Is my dismissal fair?” Do you watch The Apprentice? It’s a TV series where entrepreneurs compete to win up to £250,000 investment and 50:50 partnership with Sir Alan Sugar. If a candidate’s team fails the weekly task, and they get nominated by the project leader, he may point a finger at …
What is a settlement agreement? Want to know what a settlement agreement is? First, note that in Northern Ireland it’s called a Compromise Agreement (that used to be the name elsewhere in the UK too). We’re employment lawyers based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and with offices in Leeds, London and Newcastle to cover England, Wales …
If you’re about to lose your job through redundancy, your employer might offer you a settlement agreement (or compromise agreement in Northern Ireland). Before you sign, you need to ask these key questions: How much money would you like to receive? You might dream of being offered millions of pounds but it’s important to be …
We have received many queries recently about the Covid-19 vaccination and whether employers are entitled to insist on their staff receiving it. Below we have answered some of the commonly asked questions: Can my employer insist on me being vaccinated? In short, probably not. Other than the impending change in the law in England for …
“Am I being paid enough?” The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) have increased every year since their introduction. From April this year, there has been quite a jump! It means 2.9 million of the lowest paid workers in the UK get a pay rise! It’s good timing, because we all need …
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 …