By Amy Drake, Employment Solicitor

The transitional period has ended and the UK has now left the EU. This means that from 1 January 2021, the UK’s participation in EU free movements ends. Continue reading →

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced certain measures in the Spring Budget 2021 in order to protect jobs and livelihoods due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.  We have listed some of the key changes below. Continue reading →

The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission as regards the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will apply with effect from 1 April 2021: Continue reading →

By Amy Drake, Solicitor – Healys Employment

Many employers are being faced with unprecedented challenges this year; it has changed the way that both employers and employees work and has highlighted the need to adapt to ever-changing economic demands. Continue reading →

If you are paid less than a colleague of the opposite sex for doing similar work of equal value, you should not have to put up with it. In a case on point, an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruled that the difference between a female television presenter’s pay and that of a male colleague arose from sex discrimination. Continue reading →