Welcome to the latest edition of the Employment at a Glance Update. The update is written by members of Osborne Clarke's Employment Team and provides a round-up of the latest employment law and topical issues. Please click on the links below to view the articles.

Hot off the Press

• HMRC -v- Stringer and ors – Claims for Unpaid Holiday Pay
• Agency Workers Directive – Consultation
• Tips and the National Minimum Wage
• Blacklisting of Union Members
• Consultation on 'fit notes'

Cases

• Belief in climate change can be a "philosophical belief" for the purposes of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003.
• National Minimum Wage – treatment of tips paid through a 'tronc'
• Length of service criterion in redundancy selection was not unlawful age discrimination
• Equal Pay Claims – meaning of 'same employment'
• Failure to pay tribunal award might amount to victimisation
• Acts of discrimination abroad will not contribute to 'continuing act'

Legislation

• National Minimum Wage
• Redundancy rates

 

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