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The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published new statutory guidance for employers on gender pay gap reporting. The GEO has updated the format of its previous guidance to make it clearer and simpler, locate it in one place on GOV.UK, and remove any unnecessary duplication and repetition. The GEO advises that there have been no … Read more

Under Teacher pensions Ill-health | Life events | Working Life | Teachers’ Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk): There are two different levels of Ill-health benefits that can be awarded. Accrued benefits are awarded if the member is assessed as being permanently unable to teach but can still work in another role. With accrued benefits, a member’s service won’t be enhanced. Enhanced … Read more

The Claimant was employed as a manager and contracted to work 39 hours per week over five days. She was on maternity leave and before returning to work submitted a flexible working request to reduce her days to three fixed days per week. This request was refused by her employer and the Claimant appealed. On … Read more

In Lloyd v Elmhurst School Limited [2022] EAT 169, the EAT considered whether a term-time salaried hours learning support assistant was entitled to receive the national minimum wage for unworked basic hours falling outside school terms. Ms Lloyd worked as a learning support assistant, she was paid a salary in equal monthly instalments and she … Read more

This guidance was originally published on 20 January 2023 and remains current.  The updated questions are from question 15 onwards, including detailed guidance on picketing.   The NEU has said seven days of teacher strike action will take place in February and March this year. The full list of projected strike days is as follows: Yes.  … Read more

The DfE have sent out an email update to schools today to ‘provide clarity on some key aspects’.  Currently, there is no update available on the DfE website. The further guidance is as follows:- Teachers who are members of the NEU who decide to take part in strike action as called by the NEU. Teachers who … Read more

The NEU has said seven days of teacher strike action will take place in February and March this year. The full list of projected strike days is as follows: Yes.  Only NEU Teachers are allowed to strike on this occasion as their ballot met the threshold. No. No.  They can choose how many days to … Read more

The National Education Union (NEU) has announced the results of the ballot for strike action.  Teachers were offered a 5% pay rise last year but the NEU is seeking 12%. A total of 92% of NEU members backed strikes, with 58% of members returning their ballot forms – more than the 50% turnout required. The strikes will … Read more

On Thursday 12th January 2023 the Government started a consultation process to ensure that holiday pay and entitlement received by workers is proportionate to the time they spend working. In July 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment on Harpur Trust v Brazel.  This case concerned the calculation of holiday pay and entitlement of a … Read more

The EAT upheld a tribunal’s decision that it was fair to dismiss an employee after reopening a previously concluded disciplinary process that had led to a final written warning. The case had unusual facts, and the Court of Appeal had held in a previous case that there is no absolute rule against double jeopardy. The claimant … Read more