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Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, today announced an increase to the London Living Wage – to £7.85 an hour, a rise of 25p. Nearly 100 organisations across London, including leading private sector employers like Barclays Bank, KPMG, HSBC and Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWc) as well as several London boroughs have implemented the London Living Wage since […]
Read morePost created on: June 9th, 2010
180 million days were taken in sick leave by employees last year, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey, conducted between February and April 2010. The current trend is seeing sick leave absences reduced, possibly helped by employees feeling worried about their job and preferring to attend work even when they are […]
Read morePost created on: June 9th, 2010
A recent survey commissioned by recruiters Badenoch & Clark revealed that 43% of employees affected by the ash cloud travel restrictions saw their pay docked or their annual leave entitlement diminish. A quarter (24%) of employers allowed their staff to work remotely, whilst a third (32%) were generous enough to allow staff to take the […]
Read morePost created on: May 28th, 2010
In the case of Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Jelic the Employment Appeals Tribunal supported an employment tribunal’s finding that a reasonable adjustment could involve swapping roles among employees. The EAT did observe that the case they were considering involved a “disciplined service” – where the employee whose role would have been changed […]
Read morePost created on: May 4th, 2010
McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd, a high profile discrimination case that reached the Court of Appeal recently, was unsuccessful in getting permission to appeal against a decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (the EAT). The appeal was made by Gary McFarlane, who was employed as a relationship counsellor by Relate Avon Ltd. He was dismissed […]
Read morePost created on: May 4th, 2010