The average pay gap between men and women has remained static over the last year at 19.2%, prompting ministers to call on employers to implement change. The latest figures show the pay gap is the highest in the South East at 22% and lowest in London at 16.3%. The Minister for Women and Equalities, Nicky
New legislation is to be introduced to oblige large firms to reveal what measures they take to prevent the use of slavery throughout their supply chain. The Transparency in Supply Chain duty applies to all commercial organisations that carry out business in the UK and which have a total annual turnover above £36 million. It
A director who breached his duty to his company’s shareholders has been told he must compensate them through a share purchase order. The case involved the chairman of a large passenger car service. He also became the director of a new start-up company providing bins for the disposal of cigarette butts. The plan was to
A man has been disqualified from being a company director for eight years after diverting more than £84,000 away from his struggling company to one of his associates. The disqualification prevents him from directly or indirectly becoming involved in the promotion, formation or management of a company until 28 October 2023. It follows an investigation
A teacher who claimed she was forced out of her job because she had reached the top of her salary scale and become too expensive has won her claim of unfair dismissal. The teacher told the Employment Tribunal that after she had entered a high salary band due to her length of service, she was
The government is to extend mandatory licensing to smaller and medium-sized properties in an effort to crack down on rogue landlords who exploit vulnerable tenants in unsafe and overcrowded accommodation. Landlords who fail to obtain a licence will face a potentially unlimited fine. The proposals are contained in a new discussion paper published by the
A sub-contractor has won its appeal that workers who were temporarily laid off while employed on a building project should still qualify to be transferred to a new firm under TUPE regulations. The sub-contractor had been engaged by a construction company to work on a large contract. It assigned a number of workers to carry
The government is introducing new measures to allow more offices and other commercial buildings to be converted into homes. Temporary permitted development rights were introduced in 2013. They made it possible to convert offices into homes without having to apply for planning permission. It led to 4,000 conversions being given the go-ahead between April 2014
A total of 115 employers, including high profile companies like Monsoon Accessorize, have been named and shamed for failing to pay some of their employees the National Minimum Wage. The companies spanned several sectors including hairdressing, retail, education, catering and social care. Between them they underpaid their workers by a total of £389,000. Monsoon headed
A company providing environmental training courses has won its appeal against the non-payment of invoices by a major client. The issue arose after the provider was hired to provide training on behalf of the client to small and medium-sized enterprises. The draft service agreement stated that payment would only be made if the provider produced