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Tesco Could be Fined £200,000 after Employing Workers in Breach of Visa Conditions Tesco faces a fine of up £200,000 – made up of a civil penalty of £10,000 for each employee working illegally– after the UK Border Agency arrested 20 of its staff who were working illegally by exceeding the hours they were entitled […]
Read morePost created on: August 21st, 2012
Enforcing Employment Law Rights to Cost The Government have announced that they will introduce fee for claims in employment tribunals & employment appeal tribunals. The fees are due to be introduced in the summer of 2013, and these will come in two forms, and at two levels: an issue fee – £160 for “Level 1”, […]
Read morePost created on: July 17th, 2012
Two small but controversial changes to employment law are expected to pass their final parliamentary hurdle next week, when motions that the “Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012” and the “Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012” “be approved” are moved by Lord De Mauley in the House […]
Read morePost created on: March 23rd, 2012
The Government has today confirmed that the minimum wage will increase for adults & apprentices from October, although the current rates will be frozen for 16-20 year olds. The new rates, payable for pay reference periods that commence on or after 1 October 2012, will be: Adult rate – £6.19 an hour, an increase of […]
Read morePost created on: March 19th, 2012
The Government has now launched its consultation on how to introduce fees for employment tribunals & the Employment Appeal Tribunal. There are two options put forward, and depending on which option is adopted will influence the likely timing of fees applying: Option 1 only requires secondary legislation, and could therefore be introduced in 2013, while […]
Read morePost created on: December 15th, 2011