The Supreme Court has ruled that a company who forced a member of staff to retire at the age of 65 have not broken the law, despite changes which came into force last year regarding the Default Retirement Age (DRA). From 6th April last year employers were no longer able to issue staff with...
Just over a year has passed since Lord Davies published his report which included a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the number of female directors in UK public companies. A recent study undertaken by Cranfield University indicates that since Lord Davies' report was published in...
Although recent research claims that up to 25% of businesses in the UK will not be holding a Christmas party this year due to tight budgets, the majority of companies in the region will still be holding a Christmas party for their staff. As employers, the Christmas party brings the headache of...
Recent statistics indicate that the number of claims brought to Employment Tribunals by part-time workers has recently seen a marked increase. In fact, there have been triple the number of claims by part-time employees in the past twelve months than in the previous year. Whether due to an...
A compromise agreement is a legally binding agreement that sets out the terms upon which your employment with your current employer is to be terminated. Under UK employment law, any employee who has been asked to sign a compromise agreement is required to seek advice from an employment...