How long do I have to submit a claim? Wondering how long you have to submit a claim? You should act quickly, because the time limits may be tighter than you think. The short answer is: “Usually within three months”. Read this article to discover the longer answer. First things first If you have a …
“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 …
What to do if you are harassed at work Imagine this. You discover a WhatsApp group dedicated to racially abusing you and a colleague. That’s what happened to Ms M Abdi. Here’s the story. In 2017, Ms Abdi joined Deltec International Courier Ltd in Hounslow, Middlesex as an operations clerk. In August 2018, there was …
Our expert factsheet on equal pay in Belfast As you may know, our main office is just outside Belfast (we also have offices in Newcastle, Leeds and London), and one of the areas we specialise in is equal pay. In this expert factsheet, we provide you with a Q&A overview and share an equal pay …
You might have been following the news stories about the Asda shop workers, especially if you’re a woman who’s paid less than your male colleagues who do an equivalent job. The supermarket’s retail staff are mostly women. Staff who work in the chain’s depots / warehouse distribution centres are predominantly male, and are paid £1.50-£3 …
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 …
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 …
Paul Doran Law and Stefan Cross Solicitors Between 2005 – 2013, Paul Doran worked at Stefan Cross Solicitors initially as a paralegal before training, qualifying and working there as a solicitor. From 2003 until the firm was closed in 2014, Stefan Cross Solicitors was the leading equal pay solicitors practice in the UK acting for …