Category Archives: Workers’ rights

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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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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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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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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ET claim numbers: nothing to see, move along

Posted on September 13, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

So, the latest set of quarterly employment tribunal statistics – covering the period April to June 2019 (Q1 of 2019/20) – was published by the Ministry of Injustice yesterday, and it is time to play another round of that thrilling … Continue reading →

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Sharp fall in waiting time for next garbage article on ET claims

Posted on July 30, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

As if driving around Madrid airport four times trying, and failing, to find the car rental return depot wasn’t enough to dampen my spirits at the end of my family holiday on Monday, my extended hours in the departure lounge … Continue reading →

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ET claims: the ultimate chart show

Posted on June 18, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

A few days ago, on this blog, I noted the “big jump” in the number of articles in the #HR specialist press and elsewhere about the number of employment tribunal claims/cases, all featuring an eye-catching but totally rubbish theory by … Continue reading →

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ET claim statistics: No alarms, no surprises

Posted on June 13, 2019 by wonkypolicywonk

Three months ago, on this blog, I rashly suggested that Employment Tribunal (ET) claim/case numbers may at last have settled at a new, post-ET fees ‘normal’. And the latest set of quarterly statistics, published by the Ministry of Injustice this morning, … Continue reading →

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