Lord Alan Sugar has today successfully defended an employment tribunal claim of constructive unfair dismissal from a former winner of TV's The Apprentice. The Claimant, Stella English, who won the coveted £100,000 a year job with Lord Sugar in 2010, claimed she had no real role at the...
There has been a stark reminder to employers over the dangers of their obligations in relation to the National Minimum Wage today. The reminder comes after the news that the names of 100 companies have been handed to HM Revenue and Customs by Employment Minister Jo Swinson for reportedly using...
It has been announced this morning that Blackburn with Darwen Council are to cut 500 jobs over the next two years as part of measures to cut £30 million in costs. Further job losses at the Council were rumoured in January, but were confirmed by council leader Kate Hollern, this morning. This...
Signs of continuing fragility in the local labour market have arisen this week as three businesses have announced new rounds of redundancies to affect employees in the North West. A couple of weeks ago it came to light that Blackburn based Thwaites brewery is to make 25 employees redundant. This...
Employment law reform has been back in the headlines in recent months, with Government proffering their determination to "shake-up” the laws in this area; supposedly to make it "easier for firms to hire staff while protecting basic labour rights.” One of the headline proposals the...