As we emerge from lockdown into full integration it pays to be up to speed with the nuances of the Job Retention Scheme. But have some rights been purposefully hidden from view?
The Supreme Court dismissed the workers’ appeals, deciding that the NMW does not apply to time when a sleep-in shift worker is asleep or awake but not for the purposes of working.
Read more on Mencap: national minimum wage battle put to bed
“Gender critical” beliefs are capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010
News
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the belief that biological sex is unchangeable and separate from gender identity is a philosophical belief which falls within the protection of the Equality Act 2010.
Read more on “Gender critical” beliefs are capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010
Under section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, workers and employees have the right to be accompanied by a trade union representative or a fellow worker at a disciplinary hearing.
The role of ‘Accountable Person’ under the new Building Safety Act
News
The new Building Safety Bill, published in July 2020, (along with other building safety measures e.g. Fire Safety Bill) comes in the wake of Dame Judith Hackitt’s high profile Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety following the Grenfell tragedy.
Read more on The role of ‘Accountable Person’ under the new Building Safety Act
Alleviating worries – Second Animal Welfare Bill to tackle livestock worrying
News
The objective of the second Animal Welfare Bill is twofold: to raise standards for animal welfare and to reform the existing legislation relating to the keeping of animals by offering improved enforcement powers to the police.
Read more on Alleviating worries – Second Animal Welfare Bill to tackle livestock worrying
