Pro-rata principle does not apply It is well recognised that part-time workers receive a full timer’s entitlement to pay but on a pro-rata basis. The Court of Appeal has recently considered what to do about holiday accrual for those who work on a “part...

Will apply to medium and large businesses The purpose of IR35 is to evaluate whether a contractor is a genuine contractor rather than a ‘disguised’ employee, for the purposes of paying tax. Some contractors (and their hirers) might try to take advantage of...

Harassment win after ‘poor taste’ sexual innuendos A Tribunal in Sheffield has found that a pub manager was sexually harassed after a senior co-worker engaged in “poor taste humour” by making sexual comments towards her. Ms Prewett worked for pub chain...

Autistic job seeker discriminated against at application stage Mr Meier had Asperger's, dyslexia and dyspraxia. He applied for a job at BT on its graduate programme. The specification was looking for people with 'a strong technical mindset and good...

Bank manager was discriminated against An HBOS bank manager was discriminated against after he was unfairly dismissed for not carrying out the required security checks and accidentally locking a customer in the branch, something he attributed to the side...

Excluded him from training This is not an uncommon situation for managers when faced with performance concerns where there is a language barrier or issue with interpretation or understanding. In this case, Mr A Khawaja, a Pakistani man employed by...