Senior judges could get pay rise of up to £60,000 – BBC News
‘Senior judges in England and Wales could be set for pay rises of up to 32% if recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body are accepted.’
Category: remuneration
Restaurants face ban on taking share of tips – BBC News
‘Restaurants will be legally barred from keeping tips from staff under plans to be announced by Theresa May on Monday.’
BBC News, 1 October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS accused of racial discrimination on pay for senior doctors – The Guardian
‘The NHS has been accused of racial discrimination in pay after evidence showed that white senior doctors earned almost £5,000 more than colleagues from minority ethnic backgrounds.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge wrong to give paying party benefit of doubt over implied retainer – Litigation Futures
‘A costs judge was wrong to give the paying party the benefit of the doubt when she was not sure if there was an implied retainer in existence before the written agreement, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 21st August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Social media celebrities under investigation by business watchdog – The Guardian
‘Celebrities who promote products on social media are under investigation by the competition watchdog amid concerns they are not making it clear when they have been paid to do so.’
The Guardian, 16th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Civil service unions start legal case after government fails to consult on pay – The Guardian
‘Civil service unions are seeking a judicial review over the government’s failure to consult on pay. Three unions, representing 200,000 public employees, have accused ministers of never intending to consult staff before offering a new pay cap of 1.5%.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government to face IWGB union in landmark court case for outsourced workers’ rights – The Independent
‘The government is taking on a union in court in a landmark case that could have huge ramifications for the UK’s army of 3.3 million outsourced workers, many of whom have fewer rights and face worse pay and conditions than in-house colleagues doing the same jobs.’
The Independent, 7th August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Shared Parental Leave: paying fathers and mothers different rates is discrimination – UK Police Law Blog
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has handed down judgment in the appeal case of Hextall v Leicestershire Police UKEAT/0139/17/DA. Mr Hextall is a police officer who took Shared Parental Leave. However, under the informal national policy that exists at the current time in relation to the payment of such leave, he was paid only at the statutory rate and not the enhanced rate paid to mothers taking maternity leave.’
UK Police Law Blog, 3rd May 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Employees win Court of Appeal dispute with council over pay increases – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nottingham City Council has lost a Court of Appeal battle over whether several hundred of its employees were entitled to incremental pay increases with effect from April 2011.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Reminder that adjudicator’s appointment lapses if no decision – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Some judgments seem destined to be blogged about (at least by me) and Baldwin v J Pickstock Ltd is one such judgment. It’s all about the adjudicator’s decision (or lack of), whether there was an extension of time for reaching that decision and whether the adjudicator had properly resigned and should be paid for the work he did (even though he did not reach a decision). It’s not quite Cubitt Building & Interiors v Fleetglade, but it does demonstrate how adjudicators need to be alive to banana skin tactics, even those coming from the referring party!’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 13th March 2018
Low salaries dog debt-ridden young legal aid lawyers, says social mobility report – Legal Futures
‘More than half of young legal aid lawyers are earning less than £25,000 a year, yet more than a quarter start their careers carrying more than £35,000 debt as a result of their education, according to a survey of lawyers in the sector.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Does Grove v S&T herald the dawn of a new regime for payment notice disputes? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Unless you have been hiding under a rock (or have been on holiday somewhere), you can’t have failed to notice that Coulson J has handed down his last substantive TCC judgment. So much has already been written about Grove v S&T and what it means for the construction industry that there’s barely been room for anything else on my Twitter and LinkedIn feeds. There really is nowhere to hide from all the commentary.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 6th March 2018
Government sends warning letters to 550 companies amid crackdown on unpaid internships – Daily Telegraph
‘A Government crackdown on unpaid internships was launched last night as warning letters were sent to 550 businesses threatening action unless they review their practices.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tesco faces record £4bn equal pay claim – The Independent
‘Tesco is facing what may turn out to be Britain’s largest ever equal pay claim, which could cost the supermarket giant up to £4bn. Leigh Day, the law firm acting on behalf of those bringing the claim, said that the underpayment of workers could apply to more than 200,000 Tesco employees. Estimated pay shortfalls could be as high as £20,000.’
The Independent, 7th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK sick pay legislation is in breach of EU law – The Independent
‘Statutory sick pay and social protections for jobless and self-employed people in the UK are in breach of legal obligations under European law, the Council of Europe has found.’
The Independent, 24th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court: Speech to Chancery Bar Association Annual Conference – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court: Speech to Chancery Bar Association Annual Conference.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th January 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Final account payments: welcome guidance from the TCC – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Nearly 20 years after the Construction Act 1996 was introduced to stamp out bad payment practices, you would be forgiven for thinking there must be a voluminous pile of case law in relation to the all-important final account. But you would be disappointed. While there is plenty of guidance from the TCC on interim payments, the courts have not had much to say about final accounts, particularly post 2011. This is why Systems Pipework Ltd v Rotary Building Services Ltd is so welcome. Coulson J draws together the authorities on interim and final account payments and concludes (in a characteristically clear and to the point judgment) that the same rules apply to both.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 20th December 2017
