national minimum wage – Law Journals

The Queen’s Speech: Hamlet without the prince

Stefan Martin and Jo Broadbent comment on the bills in the Queen’s Speech that will be relevant to employment law, despite the Employment Bill’s absence Commentators for employers and employees alike have suggested that the Queen’s Speech is a missed opportunity to safeguard worker rights. At the beginning of the year, there was a general …

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Legal news: Employment update

Leah Aschettino rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers Non-compete clauses must be no wider than reasonably necessary to protect the employer’s legitimate business interests. Tribunal wrongly considered discrimination which occurred after dismissal decision Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth Ltd v Mefful [2022] is a long-running piece of employment litigation involving allegations of …

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Working hours: Sleep-in shifts and other tricky issues

Following the Mencap decision, Emma Burrows and Anna Scott look at how to measure workers’ hours for the purpose of calculating the minimum wage and compliance with the Working Time Regulations It is necessary to distinguish between whether an individual is actually working or is only available for work. The Supreme Court has delivered its …

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Legal news: Employment update

Emma Malczewski rounds up recent developments affecting employers and their advisers Employers need to continue to be mindful of employee relations – situations can arise where employees move away from their existing union to a newer union with different objectives. Uber makes changes after Supreme Court ruling that its drivers are ‘workers’ Following Uber’s defeat …

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