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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Supreme Court rules that Deliveroo riders are not workers in collective bargaining case
The Supreme Court has upheld the earlier decision of the High Court and Court of Appeal in rejecting the claim by trade union the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB), which was seeking to compel Deliveroo to recognise it for the purposes of collective bargaining on behalf of riders working ...
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ArticleHow will the Autumn Statement 2023 affect pay, pensions and employee benefits?
Autumn Statement 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 22 November. A number of key announcements were made that will affect pay, pensions and benefits.Autumn Statement: Government announces plans to offer pension pot for lifeAutumn Statement: State pension ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government welcomes Value for Money framework update
The government has welcomed next steps towards implementing the Value for Money framework in the defined contribution (DC) pensions market.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will launch a consultation next spring on the next steps of the new Value for Money framework and rules for contract-based DC schemes.As part of this, ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government to reform fit note process
The government is to take steps to reform the fit note process to support more people to resume work after a period of illness.Announced in today’s Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, trials in a small number of Integrated Care Systems in England will test changes to ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government to consult on expanding PPF's role
The government is to consult on expanding the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) role to act as a consolidator for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes that are deemed "unattractive to commercial providers" and are not currently served by the market.This is aimed at increasing opportunities for DB schemes to invest in ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government to meet requests for occupational health guidance
The government has published its response to its Occupational health: working better consultation, in which it stated it will meet employers’ requests for clearer guidance and support.Launched in July, the consultation was exploring a possible extension of occupational health (OH) services to more employers.The government published its response at the ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government to reform work capability assessments
The government is to reform work capability assessments so more individuals receive the right support to find work where they can.Announced in today’s Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the activities and descriptors in work capability assessments for new claimants will be updated to support long-term sick ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: National insurance contribution rate cut to 10%
Class 1 national insurance contributions (NICs) will be cut to 10% from 6 January 2024.Currently, employees pay 12% NICs on earnings above £12,570, and 2% on earnings above £50,270. From next year, employees will pay 10% and 2% respectively. According to the government, which announced the move in the Autumn ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: State pension to increase by 8.5% from April 2024
The state pension will increase by 8.5% from April 2024.Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the rise in the Autumn Statement, with the increase based on average earnings data published in September and in line with the government’s triple lock policy on pension changes. Hunt confirmed that the state ...
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ArticleAutumn Statement: Government announces plans to offer pension pot for life
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to offer a pension pot for life in the Autumn Statement 2023.This will give employees a legal right to require a new employer to pay pension contributions into their existing pot, avoiding the accumulation of multiple pension pots throughout their working ...
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ArticleTribunal rules stress can be disability without mental health diagnosis
An employment tribunal has ruled that stress can be considered disability without a formal mental health diagnosis from a doctor. At a preliminary hearing to discuss a case brought against Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board, the tribunal panel in Cardiff found that claimant Mrs Phillips could ...
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OpinionAnna Dabek: Creating a menopause friendly workplace for womens’ wellbeing
More women are citing menopause as a reason for claims of discrimination or unfair dismissal at tribunal. The number of cases which did so increased by 44% in 2021.Menopause is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. That said, over the last couple of years, women have brought ...
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ArticleUK Supreme Court rules Deliveroo riders are not workers
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Deliveroo riders do not have the right to be classed as workers and cannot unionise following a seven-year legal battle.In the case of The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another, Deliveroo riders have been seeking to ...
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OpinionElla Bond: The effects of a tribunal about dismissal regarding returning to office
In the legal case Follows v Nationwide Building Society, an employee was awarded almost £350,000 in compensation after successfully claiming unfair dismissal and indirect disability discrimination by association. The case serves as a stark reminder for employers to exercise caution when imposing mandates for employees to return to the office, ...
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ArticleGovernment to legislate to retain rolled-up holiday pay
The government is to legislate to retain rolled-up holiday pay for irregular hours, zero hours and part-year workers and set out that it must be calculated based on total earnings in the pay period.Its announcement follows a consultation earlier this year that sought views on reforms to the Working Time ...
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OpinionRhiannon Barnsley: Automatic-enrolment act is no cure for the epidemic of under-saving
The Royal Assent of the Pensions (Extension of Automatic-Enrolment) Act marks a significant development in the UK pension landscape. There are notable changes that could shape the retirement savings framework for certain employers and employees, but more needs to be done to fix the consistent under-saving for retirement that is ...
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ArticleLancashire County Council ordered to pay £800,000 in discrimination case
An employment tribunal has ruled that Lancashire County Council must pay out more than £800,000 to a teacher who was made to reapply for her job while on sick leave with cancer and then sacked.Anne Healey worked as an early years specialist for the council’s schools improvement service since 2012 ...
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ArticleHomes England ordered to pay £24,000 in equal pay case
Homes England has lost an equal pay case against a senior employee who was paid £14,000 less than her male colleagues.Jennifer Owen joined the organisation as a quantity surveyor in November 2020 on a salary of £51,258 per year, which was the minimum in her pay band. She was told ...
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OpinionAdrian Crawford: Bankers’ bonuses uncapped
The bankers’ bonus cap has been scrapped in the UK from 31 October 2023 as a post-Brexit measure reportedly designed to liberalise City pay and boost the competitiveness of the UK as a financial centre.First introduced by the European Union in 2014 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, the ...
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ArticleWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill receives Royal Assent
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill has received Royal Assent as of this month.The initial bill drafting proposed liability on employers for harassment of their employees by third parties, such as a customer, client, supplier or contractor, which meant an employee could therefore be harassed by simply ...