A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.  EMPLOYERS MUST CARRY OUT A “BALANCING EXERCISE” TO DEAL WITH LONG-TERM ABSENCE Dealing with long term absence remains a concern for employers as the recent case of Monmouthshire County Council -V- Harris [2015] UKEAT/0332/14/DA, illustrates. The Claimant (C), had been employed…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. DOES A CHANGE IN WORKING HOURS MEAN A RECALCULATION OF HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR? A recent case heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) means that holiday entitlement needs to be very carefully calculated for workers who either…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.   VICTIMISATION BY ASSOCIATION The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for an employer to victimise an employee by subjecting him to any detriment if that “victim” has committed a “protected act,” or his employer thinks that he has or may do…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.   CAN YOU WITHDRAW A JOB OFFER? The case of Corry v Merseyrail Electric 2002 Ltd ET/2400795/2015 has demonstrated that there may be occasions when it is possible to withdraw a job offer even after it has been formally made. In this…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.   REVIEW STAFF PAYMENTS BEFORE NATIONAL LIVING WAGE BEGINS As reported in our earlier blog of 27th August 2015, the new minimum wage levels came into force at the beginning of October 2015. However, with further increases due in the levels of wages…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.   WHISTLEBLOWING – WHAT AMOUNTS TO A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE The case of Underwood v Wincanton Plc UKEAT/0163/15/RN means that theoretically a dispute between group of employees and their employer could be relevant to “whistle blowing” and amount to a protected disclosure under…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories.   CLARIFYING DISMISSAL FOR TRADE UNION ACTIVITY Under section 152(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 employees can not be dismissed for any reasons concerned with lawful trade union activity Azam v Ofqual UKEAT/0407/14/JOJ relates to a trade union…