AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS We take a look at the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 which came into force on 1 October 2011.
TRUE TERMS It is not always easy to decide who is an employee and who is a worker. We look at a case in which the Supreme Court said that tribunals can disregard the written terms of a contract when they don’t reflect the true agreement between the parties.
REASONABLY ADJUSTED Although the law requires employers to sometimes make “reasonable adjustments” for disabled employees, the appeal tribunal has said that does not include replacing subjective redundancy criteria with objective ones.
IN BRIEF The government has issued guidance for businesses who offer work experience, placements and internships on when to pay the National Minimum Wage.
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