Employee

Jul

2017

Equal Pay: How do you get a pay rise?

Employee, News and comments, The Independent

19 Jul 2017

Equal pay and wanting to get a pay rise are close to employees’ hearts. The BBC announced earnings for its top stars on Wednesday, showing a large disparity between pay for men and women. Some of you employees out there may think that you are...

Jul

2017

Workers’ rights: Good work Matthew Taylor?

Matthew Taylor, Workers Rights

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments

11 Jul 2017

Workers’ rights and working practices have been reviewed by Matthew Taylor, and his Good Work report was published on Tuesday 11 July 2017. He proposes reform but not a radical overhaul.

Jul

2017

High heels at work: Are women protected?

Dress codes at work, High heels at work

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments

08 Jul 2017

When employers insist that women wear high heels at work, are women protected? The Government thought so, and rejected calls to make it illegal if employers insist that women wear high heels at work. The Government argued that there are already laws...

Jun

2017

Settlement agreements: What you need to know

Protected conversations, settlement agreements

Matt Gingell

Employee

27 Jun 2017

Sometimes employers offer settlement agreements to departing staff. If you are given a settlement agreement there are plenty of things to consider.

Jun

2017

Workers’ rights in the gig economy: Could the law be changing soon?

Gig economy, uber, Workers Rights

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments

22 Jun 2017

The issue of workers’ rights in the gig economy has been hot news for some time. There have been accusations of exploitation by the platform companies, suggestions of“bogus” self-employment and sham contracts and reports of underpayment regularly all featuring in the media....

Jun

2017

Dress codes in hot weather: What are employees’ rights?

Dress codes, Hot weather

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments, The Guardian

19 Jun 2017

What is your employee dress code in hot weather? I bet you men have been sweltering in your suits and ties. For women it’s not so much of a problem if you can wear short-sleeved dresses to work. It must though be...

Jun

2017

Paternity leave: Dads are missing out

Paternity leave

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments

18 Jun 2017

Dads are missing out on paternity leave and pay according to findings published on Father’s Day by the Trade Unions Congress (TUC). As much as a quarter of new dads are in fact missing out.

Jun

2017

Election 2017: Employment rights promised

Election 2017, Workers Rights

Matt Gingell

Employee, News and comments

07 Jun 2017

What employment rights are the two main parties promising? Labour is usually the party of the worker. This time around the Tories have tried to step on their turf, tempting the worker with some extra rights. There are some distinctions though between...