HR departments are cutting back on compliance following the introduction of tribunal fees while trade unions are becoming stronger and more militant, an employment lawyer has warned.
Employers hoping to see voluntary overtime excluded from holiday pay calculations are likely to be disappointed after a ruling by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to push on with changes restricting strike action and to remove more employment regulation.
Half of workplace benefits professionals will decide their general election vote based in some significant part on employment policies.
The majority of benefits professionals want Britain to remain a member of the European Union and value EU workplace laws.
An employment tribunal has amended the Working Time Regulations (WTR) to ensure that commission is included in holiday pay.
The use of zero-hours contracts appears to be continuing to grow across Britain, according to official statistics.
Businesses will be given tax breaks for paying the Living Wage while exploitative elements of zero hours contracts will be outlawed under a Labour government.
Employers should be aware that staff working remotely overseas can still bring tribunal claims in the UK.
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