November 30, 2016
“Bob, don’t talk about your wages at work, please.” “Fred, don’t ask about the wages of other employees, please.” “John and Susan, don’t compare your salaries, please.” Any of these statements by an employer could get the employer into deep legal trouble. Telling employees not to discuss their wages can subject employers to lawsuits in…
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November 2, 2016
At the start of October 2016, it was announced by the UK Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, that businesses would be required to list how many foreign nationals they employ, in the hope that it forces more businesses to employ British workers. Ms Rudd said that foreign workers should not be able to “take the jobs…
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October 28, 2016
It’s estimated that reducing the gender pay gap could add £150 billion to our economy by 2025, through increasing the number of women in work. It’s a figure – that as a nation – we wouldn’t ignore if it were to be added to our National Health Service or education system. So, why in the…
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October 24, 2016
The speed of business in the 21st Century has undoubtedly placed tremendous burdens upon employers seeking to enforce restrictive covenants in the modern business world. In today’s fast-paced and high-tech society, trade secrets can be lost with the click of an iPhone camera and customer information can be mined from protected databases and stolen through…
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October 6, 2016
Regardless of genre, the battle between the two biggest heavyweights in the on-demand world is constantly being played out before us in the nationals, trade and broadcast media. But anyone thinking that the so-called ‘gig economy’ is the preserve of fast-food and taxi cab businesses are wrong. Very, very wrong. The gig economy, that which…
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