In September last year I wrote about the problem of what have been described as “revolving door managers” in the NHS. Settlement payments have amounted to a shocking £1.6 billion, often paid to employees who were re-employed in virtually the same or similar jobs with weeks or months. Faced with a problem on such a…
In November 2014 I warned that employers should get ready for backdated holiday claims, particularly from those who are now entitled to include average overtime when calculating the rate payable. The Government’s response was to attempt to limit the effect on employers by introducing the Deductions from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014. The Regulations are intended…
Business minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has described as scandalous the fact that so few tribunal awards are paid promptly by employers. However, perhaps she should have looked to her own Government before criticising others. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill includes provisions that employers who do not pay awards when they are due will receive…
In Salmon v Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd and others the Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to consider whether a successful appeal against dismissal has the effect of automatically reactivating the contract of employment or whether an employer needs to take the further step of reinstating the employee. It also considered whether or not there is…
Amrik Singh Bilkhu is an assistant criminal defence solicitor with GT Stewart Solicitors in East London. He holds accreditations for criminal law, fraud and advocacy. He qualified in 2001 and has made visits to prisons for many years. As a Sikh he has worn a turban, held together with four pins, for 24 years. In…