Author Archives: wonkypolicywonk

About wonkypolicywonk

Wonkypolicywonk is a policy minion, assigned wonky at birth, who has been lucky enough to work for two of the very best MPs in the House of Commons, and before that at Maternity Action, Working Families, Citizens Advice, the National Audit Office, the Law Society, and Amnesty International UK.

ET claims: no sign of the end of garbage press reports

Posted on May 26, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Previously on this blog, I have noted that this year sees the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Equal Pay Act 1970. And I suppose it was only to be expected that one or more law firms would use … Continue reading →

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Dominic’s cumming home

Posted on May 24, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

He’s cumming home, He’s cumming home, Dominic’s cumming home. But which home? On what date? And by what means of transport? These and many other questions remain unanswered, 24 hours after 14 out of 26 Cabinet ministers took to Twitter to … Continue reading →

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Shared Parental Leave: No need for candles

Posted on May 5, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Until it got wiped out by the Covid19 pandemic, this year was a busy one for #ukemplaw anniversaries. And many of them are (or, at least, were) a cause for celebration: the Equal Pay Act 1970 is 50 years old … Continue reading →

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Latest ET claim stats: onwards and upwards

Posted on March 12, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Once again, there is some good news this morning for any underemployed employment lawyers, with the latest set of quarterly employment tribunal (ET) statistics, covering the period October to December 2019 (Q3 of 2019/20), showing yet another small increase in the … Continue reading →

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It’s a shame about BEIS

Posted on February 14, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

So, just like James Bond, naming & shaming of employers who breach the national minimum/living wage is back. Well, almost back. Having been suspended since the last round of naming & shaming in July 2018, pending the outcome of a … Continue reading →

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New Year, new enforcement body?

Posted on December 30, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

So, Boris Johnson held and won the general election that, back in August, I predicted he might well hold and win on the back of a ‘deal’ with the EU27 that, at that time, most commentators thought less likely than … Continue reading →

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New ET claim stats: don’t hold the front page

Posted on December 15, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

On Friday, when you were possibly too busy drowning your sorrows to notice, the Ministry of Injustice published the latest set of quarterly employment tribunal (ET) statistics, covering the period July to September 2019 (Q2 of 2019/20). And, at first … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Never really over

Posted on December 13, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

(With apologies to Katy Perry) I’m losing my self-control Fuck, the Tories got back in But I don’t wanna fall down the rabbit hole Cross my heart, I can’t do it again I tell myself, tell myself, tell myself, “Draw … Continue reading →

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Personal Independence Payment – a saga

Posted on November 9, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

This post – about my son’s recent reassessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by the DWP – will only be of interest to those applying for PIP or advising those doing so, and is posted in case it is helpful … Continue reading →

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Single Enforcement Body: Will the Tories boldly go where Labour and the Lib Dems failed to tread?

Posted on October 7, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

In July, the Government launched a formal, 12-week consultation on a proposal to establish a new Single Enforcement Body for employment rights. You might even have submitted a response (the consultation closed yesterday). And you probably concluded that it is … Continue reading →

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