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• Unfair dismissal: Effect of gross misconduct on statutory minimum notice

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Lancaster & Duke Ltd v Wileman, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee who was dismissed for gross misconduct could not extend her length of service by the statutory minimum notice period to allow her to qualify to bring a claim of unfair dismissal.

• Ambulance workers' holiday pay must include "regular and settled" voluntary overtime

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Flowers and others v East of England Ambulance Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that voluntary overtime must be included in the calculation of holiday pay for ambulance workers with a pattern of voluntary overtime that is sufficiently regular and settled.

• XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2018: Travel benefits and subsistence allowances

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  We examine the terms on which company cars and car allowances are offered as a benefit to employees.

• XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2018: Childcare benefits, long-service awards and other benefits and allowances

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  We look at the wide range of benefits and allowances offered by employers, including childcare benefits, long-service awards, charity days, location allowances, and standby and call-out payments.

• Podcast: Five key cases for HR to look out for

  Type:

  Audio and video

  The headlines are being dominated by "gig economy" employment status cases, but there are plenty of other important employment law cases coming up. We discuss the potential implications for employers of forthcoming rulings on whistleblowing, data protection, restrictive covenants, covert CCTV and violence at work-related social events.

• Health benefits

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  Good practice guidance on health benefits, including the business case for investing in employee health benefits, which benefits are available, and what employers need to consider when providing the most common benefits to employees.

• Unfair dismissal: Appeal could have established employee's right to work

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Afzal v East London Pizza Ltd t/a Dominos Pizza, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee who was dismissed when he failed to produce evidence of his continuing right to work in the UK should have had the right to appeal.

• Gender pay and bonus gaps: 2018 data

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR analyses more than 10,000 first-round gender pay gap reports to identify the best and the worst pay and bonus gaps by industry and organisation size.

• Take part in our dress and appearance survey

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR is conducting a survey of regulations, policies or guidelines that give employees instructions on standards of dress and/or appearance and we would be grateful for your assistance.

• Sickness absence rates and costs survey 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  XpertHR's latest sickness absence rates and costs shows a reduction in absence rates nationally, but an increase in the cost to employers.

• XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2018: Overview of benefits provision

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  The range of possible benefits available for organisations to offer their employees is vast, but the right mix needs to be chosen to attract and retain the employees they need. We look at some of the most common benefits and allowances, and the level of offering.

• XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2018: Health benefits

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Health and wellbeing remain common features of many organisations' benefits packages, XpertHR's latest survey finds.

• XpertHR benefits and allowances survey 2018: Pension benefits

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  We examine the types of pension schemes offered by employers, including: contribution rates and membership; the schemes used for pensions auto-enrolment; and systems of matched pension contributions.

• Whistleblowing: "Allegation" can contain "information" making it a protected disclosure

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth, the Court of Appeal held that an "allegation" can contain "information" and the terms are not mutually exclusive for the purposes of the whistleblowing legislation.

• Podcast: Enhancing shared parental pay

  Type:

  Audio and video

  We discuss the recent decision of Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police and another, in which the EAT considered the question of whether or not employers are required to enhance statutory shared parental pay where maternity pay is enhanced.