Presidential Guidance published on uprated Vento bands
The President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and the President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland) have issued updated joint Presidential Guidance in relation
DBS updates identity checking guidelines
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has introduced new identity checking guidelines for standard and enhanced disclosure checks. The new guidelines have been running in
Changes to approved English apprenticeships
The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017, which only apply in relation to England, will come into force on 15 January 2018. The new Regulations:
make
Fit for Work referral and assessment service to be abolished
The government has confirmed that, as a result of “low referral rates”, its national Fit for Work referral and assessment service will come to an end in England and Wales on 31
Sexual harassment and pregnancy and maternity discrimination
Acas has published new guidance for employers and employees that outlines what kind of workplace behaviours could be considered sexual harassment and how to report and handle it.
Finance (No.2) Act 2017 receives Royal Assent
The Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 17 November 2017. It follows the Finance Act 2017 which received Royal Assent before the June 2017 general election. Some of
The ICO publishes Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has replaced its Overview of the General Data Protection Regulation with a 58-page “Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation
Employment tribunal fees refund scheme is now open
Following the successful completion of the first phase of its refund scheme for employment tribunal fees, following the Supreme Court’s judgment in July 2017 in R (on the
Uber loses appeal on worker status but Deliveroo riders held not to be workers
Back in October 2016, in Aslam and others v Uber BV and others 2016, an employment tribunal was held that Uber drivers were “workers” for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act