Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

City-based solicitors Royds LLP have urged businesses to take all necessary steps to protect confidential information.

Back in November 2014, an Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment introduced new rules in relation to overtime and holiday pay calculations. New regulations come into force today to limit the financial consequences of these new rules for employers.

Do you offer enhanced maternity pay to women on maternity leave, i.e. amounts over and above the statutory entitlement? If yes, you will need to consider whether to offer enhanced shared parental pay, before this right comes into force in April 2015.

New laws, which took effect on December 1st, give parents greater flexibility over how they share the care of their child during the maternity period. 

The Government has today taken action to reduce potential costs to employers and give certainty to workers on their rights following the recent court decisions on holiday pay.

The EU’s highest court has ruled that obesity can constitute a disability in certain circumstances, setting a precedent which could have major repercussions for employers across the continent.

Many will recall the much-publicised Employment Appeal Tribunal decision on holiday pay recently regarding the requirement to include non-guaranteed overtime when calculating statutory holiday pay where overtime is sufficiently frequent to constitute “normal” pay.

New laws, which came into effect yesterday (December 1st), give parents greater flexibility over how they share the care of their child during the maternity period. 

Employees have won a landmark case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), who this month ruled that overtime should count in holiday pay.

New employment laws have been introduced which allow fathers and partners to attend up to two antenatal appointments.

The Institute of Directors has voiced concern about Labour’s plans to radically overhaul employment tribunals.

This week, a much awaited Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment was delivered in relation to overtime and holiday pay calculations. The judgment confirms that workers who do regular compulsory overtime should have that overtime included in their holiday pay calculations.