The 2014 World Cup is nearly upon us and the chances are that a large proportion of employees across the UK will be looking forward to it and starting to think about how and where they will be watching the key games. It is important to remember that the UK’s working population is incredibly diverse […]

The unfolding of the events at the Grangemouth oil refinery has been watched with interest by many in Scotland and further afield. Ineos (the plant’s operator) has come under fire for threatening employees’ jobs if they do not accept a new package of terms and conditions. As dramatic as it all sounds, it is not […]

Employment Tribunal Fees Should Be Introduced In Jersey – Jersey should consider introducing fees for employment tribunal cases in order to deter spurious cases, in much the same way as the UK has done, according to Lindsay Edwards-Thatcher of employment law specialists, TM Legal Services. Starting today, complainants in the UK will have to pay […]

The Jersey Employment Tribunal (JET) has recently struck out a claim for redundancy and payment of notice brought by a worker contracted under a zero hours contract on the basis that he was not an ‘employee’ and was not therefore entitled to bring any claims under the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 (the Law). The Applicant […]

Jersey should consider introducing fees for employment tribunal cases in order to deter spurious cases, in much the same way as the UK has done, according to Lindsay Edwards-Thatcher of employment law specialists, TM Legal Services. Starting today, complainants in the UK will have to pay a filing fee and subsequently another fee once the […]

Following public consultation in respect of the qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal, the Employment Forum (the Forum) has recommended that the existing qualifying period should remain at 26 weeks. The Minister for Social Security has accepted the Forum’s recommendation and will not be proposing an amendment to the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003. In […]

Senator Francis Le Gresley said the law will be introduced gradually so people can get used to it Jersey’s government has passed the island’s first anti-discrimination law by 45 votes to two. The legislation has taken 13 years to introduce and will make it illegal to discriminate against people based upon race in Jersey. Rules […]

You may have seen the recent local media coverage relating to the Report produced by Darren Newman (“Mr Newman”), independent employment law expert in the UK, following his review of the decisions of the Employment Tribunal in Jersey (“the Tribunal”) during 2012, which concluded that the Tribunal is fit for purpose. The Report was commissioned […]