The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals ……………………………………………………………Policy News Journal
Drivers win employment status case ..................................................................................................................98 Employment Status - Judicial Office Holders......................................................................................................98 Working Time Regulations and rest breaks ........................................................................................................99 Older candidates can be excluded when recruiting police officers for operational duties ...................................99 Vicarious Liability: Assault at Christmas Party..................................................................................................100 Medical Evidence not required for Personal Injury Awards in Tribunal.............................................................100 Tribunal rules CitySprint courier is entitled to workers’ rights ...........................................................................101 COT3 Agreements............................................................................................................................................101 Employment Status ..........................................................................................................................................102 Definition of Disability: Progressive Conditions (Diabetes) ...............................................................................102 Gross negligence can constitute gross misconduct..........................................................................................102 Partner’s claim to pension without nomination form successful........................................................................103 Employment Tribunal decisions online at GOV.UK ..........................................................................................104 Review of the introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunal ........................................................................104 Religious festivals: request for five weeks’ holiday ...........................................................................................105 Employment Status of Plimlico Plumbers .........................................................................................................105 Supreme Court ends British Gas holiday pay challenge...................................................................................106 Employment Status ..........................................................................................................................................106 TUPE: Service Provision Change - 'Principal Purpose' Test ............................................................................107 Religious discrimination in the workplace .........................................................................................................107 Long-Term Absence Dismissals .......................................................................................................................108 Timing a notice of termination...........................................................................................................................108 Incompetent handling of a grievance may be unreasonable but is not necessarily discrimination ...................109 Age discrimination ............................................................................................................................................109 Union wins second major test case for couriers in the gig-economy ................................................................110 TUPE: Employee Liability Information ..............................................................................................................111 Supreme Court: Indirect Discrimination ............................................................................................................111 Gender Pay Gap ..................................................................................................................................................113 Gender Pay Gap report calls for more effective policy on shared parental leave .............................................113 CIPP quick poll on Gender Pay Gap reporting .................................................................................................114 Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting for public sector employers.................................................................114 CIPP webcast on Gender Pay Gap reporting ...................................................................................................115 How employers and employees can tackle the gender pay gap.......................................................................115 Submitting gender pay gap data – volunteers needed to test prototypes .........................................................116 Gender Pay Gap draft regulations published....................................................................................................116 Mandatory Gender Pay Gap reporting consultation response ..........................................................................117 New online tool reveals Gender Pay Gap by profession ..................................................................................118 Gender Pay Gap public sector draft regulations published...............................................................................120 Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting - Public Sector ....................................................................................120 Gender Pay Gap reporting draft guidance ........................................................................................................122 Gender Pay Gap research – employers/payroll provders.................................................................................123 Gender Pay Gap research –payroll software developers .................................................................................123 Gender Pay Gap Reporting online service .......................................................................................................124 Gender Pay Gap regulations now in force ........................................................................................................124 General Employment News ................................................................................................................................126 BIS publishes response to consultation on labour market exploitation .............................................................126 Simplifying tax for small companies..................................................................................................................126 Dividend tax rise impacts business...................................................................................................................127 Is family time through flexible working the future for men? ...............................................................................128 McDonald’s staff offered move from zero-hours contracts to fixed hours .........................................................128 Employment rate remains at record 74.1% while wages continue to rise .........................................................129 Employers have fears around social media use in the workplace ....................................................................129 Work related stress causing one in four to be absent.......................................................................................130 Consultation on simplifying tax for the future ....................................................................................................130 Mental health awareness week ........................................................................................................................131 Tax credits: help your employees renew without delay ....................................................................................132 Pay growth for most employees likely to remain stuck in the slow lane............................................................133 Petition against high heels dress policy receives over 100,000 signatures ......................................................133 Home is where the stress is for one in five workers..........................................................................................134 Survey shows more awareness of epilepsy is needed in the workplace ..........................................................134 Second Incomes Campaign: your guide to making a disclosure ......................................................................135 Phased returns to work webinars .....................................................................................................................135 9 out of 10 employers would use the ACAS conciliation service again.............................................................136 Advice and guidance for the workplace during the European Cup ...................................................................136 Celebrating one year of the Scottish Business Pledge .....................................................................................137 Cost of essential bills has risen faster than average wages .............................................................................138 Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill ........................................................................................................138
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