Employment news and case law

10 September, 2020 Open access

Motion calling on the government to abandon its ‘one-size-fits-all’ withdrawal of the Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support Schemes defeated in the Commons

House votes instead in favour of amendment that 'acknowledges that any deviation from this Government’s proposed plan will cause damage to the United Kingdom economy'

9 September, 2020 Open access

Commons Petitions Committee ‘extremely disappointed’ at government’s rejection of its recommendation to extend paid maternity leave in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Delivering government's response, Minister says current arrangements are 'sufficiently generous' to cater for wide variety of circumstances including lockdown

8 September, 2020 Open access

HMRC estimates that up to £3.5 billion in Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments may have been due to fraud and error

However, HMRC Chief Executive tells MPs that 'we will be focusing on tackling abuse and fraud' and not trying to find employers who have made legitimate mistakes

8 September, 2020 Open access

Northern Ireland Assembly approves motion calling on the British Government to extend the furlough scheme beyond October 2020

MLAs also call for amendment of the scheme's deadlines to allow for new entries, including where businesses are forced to close as a result of clusters or further lockdowns

7 September, 2020

Employment case law round up

4 September, 2020 Open access

TUC outlines proposal for new COVID-19 Job Protection and Upskilling Scheme

New scheme would build on the lessons of the CJRS and best practice from across Europe, but come with new conditions for businesses accessing support

4 September, 2020 Open access

Northern Ireland Finance Minister urges Chancellor to extend the furlough scheme beyond October 2020

Economic recovery is still in its infancy and it will be some time before many businesses are anywhere close to being able to achieve viable trading levels, says Conor Murphy

2 September, 2020 Open access

New ‘Kickstart’ scheme launched to provide six month work placements to young people on universal credit

Government will pay 100 percent of National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week which can be topped up by employer

1 September, 2020

Employment case law round up

24 August, 2020

Employment case law round up

20 August, 2020

Almost 300,000 claims made to Self-Employment Income Support Scheme on day it reopened for the second tranche of applications

New HMRC statistics highlight that the value of claims on 17 August 2020 was in excess of £750 million

20 August, 2020

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland considers whether a Catholic receptionist who was made redundant was subject to discrimination

19 August, 2020

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland considers whether a school’s recruitment processes indirectly discriminated against an unsuccessful male applicant for a classroom assistant role

Peifer v Sullivan Upper School [2019] NICA 51

18 August, 2020

More than half of employers support the government’s policy of increasing the national living wage to two-thirds of median income

However, new research highlights concerns among employers with higher levels of low pay and in sectors hardest hit by COVID-19

17 August, 2020 Open access

Extension of SEISS to include some self-employed people whose 2018/2019 income was affected by pregnancy or parental responsibilities

Low Incomes Tax Reform Group issues new guidance as Self-Employment Income Support Scheme reopens for applications

17 August, 2020 Open access

IPPR calls for a ‘Coronavirus Work Sharing Scheme’ to replace the CJRS, warning that three million jobs could be at risk wthout continued government support beyond October 2020

Action needed to preserve viable jobs in the short-term, particularly in the event of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or further local lockdowns

17 August, 2020

High Court considers statutory provisions for the prohibition on disclosure of information by ACAS in the case of a former employee seeking unfair dismissal

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service v Woods [2020] EWHC 2228 (QB)

17 August, 2020

Employment case law round up

14 August, 2020

Court of Appeal considers whether ET had correctly assessed whether ‘material factors’ no longer justified unequal pay so that female employee could bring equal pay claim

Co-Operative Group Ltd v Walker [2020] EWCA Civ 1075

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