Legal aid in England five times as generous as rest of Europe – Daily Telegraph
“Legal aid in England and Wales is five times as generous as the average in Europe, figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: remuneration
Justice reforms have increased burden on judiciary, says LCJ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Reforms to the efficiency of the administration of justice have increased the burdens on the judiciary at a time when their pay and pension packages are being cut, according to a report from the lord chief justice, Igor Judge.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2012
Source: www.gazette.co.uk
Lord Chief Justice’s Report laid before House of Lords – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The latest Lord Chief Justice’s Report has been laid before the House of Lords.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Lord Chief Justice warns pay freeze will cause ‘problems’ – Daily Telegraph
“The country’s most senior judge has warned that Government cuts to take-home pay could damage the quality of the judiciary in future.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Insider fraud increases due to pay freezes – Daily Telegraph
“Pay freezes, rising unemployment and inflation are to blame for rising levels of insider fraud, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court ruling will increase cost of long-term sick leave for businesses, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com
“Unused holiday entitlement by workers on long-term sick leave should be automatically transferred into the next leave year if a worker is unable to take that holiday due to his or her sickness, the Court of Appeal has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
NHS Leeds v Larner – WLR Daily
NHS Leeds v Larner [2012] EWCA Civ 1034; [2012] WLR (D) 227
“An employee who had been on sick leave for a prolonged period of time and who was eventually dismissed thereafter had not lost her right to the holiday pay to which she was entitled in lieu of the annual leave which she had been unable to take.”
WLR Daily, 25th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Changes to the family migration Immigration Rules come into effect on 9 July 2012 – UK Border Agency
“A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect on 9 July 2012. These changes will affect non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK under the family migration route.”
UK Border Agency, 9th July 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Courts should take note of Strasbourg’s doctrine of deference – UK Human Rights Blog
“This case about prisoner’s pay provides an interesting up to date analysis of the role of the doctrine of ‘margin of appreciation’ and its applicability in domestic courts.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina (S) v Secretary of State for Justice Regina (KF) v Same – WLR Daily
“Guidance in prison service instructions as to the approach to be followed by prison governors when exercising their discretion to make deductions from prisoners’ earnings to raise funds to support victims of crime was not unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Prisoners lose victim support claim – The Independent
“Prisoners who took jobs outside jail have lost their High Court claim that a levy on their wages which goes to victim support is too high.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What are your rights when employers don’t pay up? – The Guardian
“The issue of not getting your salary paid has been in the news as a result of the problems at NatWest, but while those employees will eventually get their cash, some employees never do. So what are your legal rights if an employer does not pay you for work you have done?”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tribunals could be able to order companies guilty of “systemic discrimination” to carry out equal pay audits – OUT-LAW.com
“Employment tribunals will be able to order companies who lose sex discrimination cases to disclose the gap in pay between their male and female employees under plans announced by the Equalities Minister.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Forced equal pay audits for sexist bosses who lose tribunal claims – Daily Telegraph
“Company bosses who lose an employment tribunal claim over equal pay must review the wages for all staff, ministers have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stark choice under new immigration rules: exile or family breakup – The Guardian
“British citizens with foreign-born partners are to be given the choice of indefinite ‘exile’ in countries including Yemen and Syria or face the breakup of their families if they want to remain in the UK, under radical immigration changes to be announced next week, MPs have been told.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May ready for showdown with courts over foreign prisoners’ rights – The Guardian
“Theresa May is heading for a renewed showdown with the courts over the rights of foreign prisoners battling to avoid deportation after signalling that she would bring in primary legislation if judges failed to implement new rules.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd – WLR Daily
Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd: [2012] EWCA Civ 697; [2012] WLR (D) 164
“Where an employer had elected to lawfully dismiss an employee under the term of the service agreement on payment of salary in lieu of the notice period, the employer was liable to pay the salary in lieu to the employee as an accrued debt. The employer could not later avoid payment on the basis that the employee had committed a gross misconduct prior to the date of the dismissal which the employer had discovered after the date of the dismissal.”
WLR Daily, 24th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
An uncertain future for trainee solicitors: it’s all about the money, money, money – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“On 17 May 2012 the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced their decision to abolish the current minimum wage for trainee solicitors (the current minimum salary for trainee solicitors is £18,590 in Central London and £16,650 outside of London). From 1 August 2014 law firms will be able to pay trainee solicitors the national minimum hourly rate of £6.08. These changes to remuneration will cause additional barriers to access a career in law and will subsequently have a negative impact on the legal profession with a less diverse and equal workforce.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 30th May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Employers can restrict what pay increases count towards an employee’s pension, court rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Employers are entitled to offer pay increases on the condition that all or part of that increase does not count towards an employee’s future pension entitlement, the High Court has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Trainee solicitors are worth more than £11,000 a year – The Guardian
“Paying us the minimum wage will make the legal profession the preserve of the rich.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
