Weekly Issue 284

Redundancy and pregnant employees

Acas (the government’s conciliation service) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have put together a guide about managing redundancy for pregnant employees.

Certain terms

For a contract to be enforced, the terms have to be clear and unambiguous.

Universal application

To make a claim for unlawful deduction from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), claimants have to show they are workers.