Minimum wage while sleeping? The Supreme Court considered how far sleep-in care sector workers were entitled to the national minimum wage. The court in Royal Mencap Soci...
Pregnancy and maternity under health & safety regulations Summary Even without any employee being pregnant, an employer must perform a risk assessment if there are staff of child-bearing age and the...
Disability: ‘Normal day-to-day activities’ Summary For there to be a disability, the impairment must normally have a substantial, long-term adverse effect on ability to carry out ‘nor...
Working Time Introduction and summary The Working Time Regulations 1998 were the first of the major provisions of the EU Social Chapter to be implemented...
Age: Health and safety legislation for younger workers Certain laws impose additional duties on employers with regard to workers under the age of 18 years. No child should be employed under the a...
