Adam McCulloch

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

The House of Lords will resume their detailed scrutiny of the Employment Rights Bill at committee stage on Tuesday 3 June. Among the Bill’s proposals are measures to end “exploitative” zero hours contracts, an end to fire and rehire, the introduction of new rights for workers from day one of employment, more access to statutory sick pay, and the introduction of a Fair Work Agency. Committee stage in the Lords involves a line-by-line examination of the individual clauses of the bill.

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

Proposals to alter the indefinite leave to remain rules in the UK in the immigration white paper have caused dismay among some overseas workers and raised questions among immigration legal specialists. The white paper says that people coming into the UK will only be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years, not the current five. In most EU countries, the application point is set at five years.

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

Migrant workers in IT and engineering professionals have a positive financial impact on the UK and have helped the two sectors expand their skills, a key government report – the first of its kind – has found. A report by the independent Migration Advisory Committee and commissioned by home secretary Yvette Cooper found that migrant workers in both occupation groups made a “significantly positive net fiscal contribution”.

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

An employee of electrical goods chain Currys has failed in his claim of race discrimination against the retailer after his mug had gone missing in the office. Employed in a south of England branch of Currys as a credit support associate, Mr Habib succeeded in part of his claim for breach of contract, for which he was awarded £1,210 as damages; the figure represents the amount of notice pay he was owed.

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

Businesses with employees who travel to the US are being warned that there is a new level of risk attached to trips to the country. A prominent immigration lawyer has warned that new vetting procedures operated on a localised level that vary from airport to airport are leading to longer processing times, risk of refusal to admit entry and intrusive screening – even for routine business visits.