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Travelling time counts as ‘working time’

Napthens - June 19th 2015
In a recent case (Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras)­ the Attorney General (AG) has expressed the opinion that certain workers, who have no fixed or habitual place of work, could class time spent traveling from/to their home address to their first or last appointments as working time under the EU Working Time Directive.
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New statutory pay rates

Napthens - March 23rd 2015
From 6 April 2015 there was an increase to the rates for statutory payments for time off work, in line with current inflation. This will see changes to the rates for statutory payments for sickness absence and family friendly rights.
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Shared parental leave: the results are in…

Napthens - March 6th 2015
With the introduction of shared parental leave (SPL) around the corner on 5 April, we were interested to see how organisations believe this may affect their business and whether they felt ready for the changes.
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Shared Parental Leave – the countdown begins

Napthens - February 19th 2015
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills has developed an online calculator to help prospective parents calculate their eligibility and entitlement to leave such as maternity, paternity and shared parental leave (SPL).
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New compensation limits in force from April 2015

Napthens - February 16th 2015
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015 has announced an increase to compensation limits for a range of employment claims.
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Weather Warning!

Napthens - January 14th 2015
Every year adverse weather conditions create issues for employees getting into work and employers seeking to manage employee absenteeism caused by storms and snow.
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Tribunal fees to remain (…for now)

Napthens - December 17th 2014
Unison’s judicial review application, challenging the new employment tribunal fees system, has been dismissed by the High Court.
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Practice Direction published for holiday pay claims

Napthens - December 17th 2014
The President of the Employment Tribunals has recently issued a Practice Direction on handling claims for underpaid holidays following the EAT’s judgment in Fulton and another v Bear Scotland Ltd.
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Unite will not appeal the overtime and holiday pay ruling

Napthens - November 26th 2014
Unite have just announced that they will now not be appealing the Employment Tribunal's decision in the case of Bear Scotland v Fulton
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Parental rights extended

Napthens - November 18th 2014
ACAS has recently issued guidance for employers regarding the introduction of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) which will come into effect on 1 December 2014. These changes will apply to employees who are adopting, or expecting a child due on or after 5 April 2015.
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Zero hours contracts to be more ‘Direct’

Napthens - November 3rd 2014
Sports Direct are updating more than 20,000 zero hour contracts following settling a case brought by a former employee. It is estimated that Sports Direct employ nearly 90% of their work force via zero hour contracts.
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Pensions. Its not automatic….

Napthens - October 2nd 2014
Between April 2014 and April 2017 many companies will be faced with the task of starting the auto-enrolment process. The staging dates have been set by the Pensions Regulator and will depend on the size of the business.
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Is obesity a disability?

Napthens - July 22nd 2014
The Advocate General (AG) has given the opinion that obesity may amount to a disability, but only if it is ‘severe’.
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New flexible working scheme comes into force on 30 June 2014

Napthens - April 25th 2014
The current position Only employees with caring responsibilities are currently entitled to make a flexible working request. The employee making the request must have caring responsibilities for a child under 17 (or 18 if the child is...
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Statutory questionnaires are being abolished in discrimination cases

Napthens - March 27th 2014
From 6 April 2014 the statutory discrimination questionnaire procedure will be abolished and has been replaced with informal guidance from ACAS. The guidance provides details on how complainants can ask questions of their employer and why...
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TUPE Changes

Napthens - January 29th 2014
The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 will be introduced on 31 January 2014, which will amend TUPE 2006 and TULR(C)A 1992.
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