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Wagamama has been fined for underpaying minimum wage workers. There were among 43 employers in the hospitality sector on the government’s hit list of guilty firms breaking the law by not paying staff National Minimum … Read more

Recent articles from the Jackson Boyd employment team have highlighted that zero hours contracts seem to be declining which was seen by some as a positive for employees, whose rights were being eroded by the … Read more

Sally Reynolds bought six tickets to go and see a Little Mix concert. Sally is deaf and booked for herself and two deaf friends to go with their daughters who are able to hear. In … Read more

Termination payments are made, usually under a settlement agreement, by an employer to a departing employee. The tax position on termination payments depends on various factors such as the background circumstances to the termination of … Read more

In a landmark judgment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Uber provides “a service in the field of transport”, rather than a simple “information society service” (or app as the company contended). … Read more

As we enter 2018 the Employment Team at Jackson Boyd are keeping a close eye on the changes to be implemented in the coming year. The scheduled changes affect both employers and employees and some … Read more

Well, not exactly. Although if you lodged an Employment Tribunal claim between July 2013 and July 2017 and did not qualify for remission then you are entitled to apply for a refund. It has been … Read more

In the landmark case of King v The Sash Windows Workshop Limited, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a worker was entitled to 13 years of untaken annual leave because the employer … Read more

A Court in Italy has recently granted an employee at a University in Rome the right to paid sick pay to look after her unwell dog. La Sapenzia University’s policies contain a clause (or should … Read more

The BBC recently reported that the Scottish Government is expected to announce how they are implementing the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 into everyday life. The consultation, published in March 2017, provides a good … Read more