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A bus driver has lost his claim of unfair dismissal in a case that highlights the issue of who is responsible for health and safety at work. Mr J Castano was a driver with London General Transport Services, working out of the Putney bus garage. In 2017, he raised concerns with his managers about an
Increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage have now come into the effect. The minimum wage applies to workers aged 24 or under; the living wage applies to workers aged 25 and over. The new hourly rates, effective from 1 April, are: 25 and over £8.72 21 to 24 £8.20
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a woman was discriminated against when she was dismissed after missing work with a pregnancy related illness. The case involved Maya Georgiev, who worked as a debt drafter for Hanover Insolvency for three months between July and October 2018. On 29 August, Georgiev needed to leave work early as
A cleaning company has been ordered to pay a former employee almost £13,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed. Mrs Sparks began working for DB Cleaners as an administrator in 2012. Three years later the company was bought out by a larger firm who installed their own managers to oversee
HMRC published updated official guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 4 April 2020. We have summarised the key points from the guidance below. What is Furlough? 1) Where an employer does not have sufficient work for its workforce to complete, it may ask people to stay at home on a period of furlough.2)
Eligibility To benefit from the Scheme, the following conditions must be met: You must be self-employed or a member of a Partnership and have traded in 2019/2020, with the intention to continue trading into 2021; A self-assessment tax return must have been filed for 2018/2019. The deadline for filing has been extended to 23rd April
On Monday 6th April at 9 am, we launch our first Aylesbury Corporate Network webinar in collaboration with Hains Watts, HR Inspire and Handelsbanken. We will be discussing Covid-19 and providing guidance on a variety of topics including the Job Retention scheme (aka furlough) and the self-employed corona virus scheme. We have experts covering banking,
In order to maintain the safety of those working in the courts including judges, lawyers and other court users, it has been decided that the courts and tribunals will be merged into fewer buildings. It is confirmed that a network of 157 ‘priority’ court and tribunal buildings will remain open for ‘essential face-to-face hearings’ and
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused significant problems for our Court system. Her Majesty’s Court & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) last week published guidance on how the courts and tribunals will operate during this difficult period. The Lord Chief Justice has encouraged the use of telephone and video technology to hold remote hearings where possible. The
Protection from possible eviction has been a major concern for vulnerable tenants throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government previously announced that from 26 March 2020, under the Coronavirus Act 2020, landlords would have to give tenants 3 months’ notice if they intend to bring eviction proceedings. This buffer period will apply until 30 September 2020