Dentons - UK Employment Law Round-up

British Gas v. Lock – employers must include commission in holiday pay

March 30, 2016

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in British Gas v. Lock that holiday pay must include commission payments. The EAT applied the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruling on this issue and interpreted domestic UK law in a way that conforms with EU law.

Changes to salary sacrifice childcare vouchers

March 30, 2016

Employees can receive childcare vouchers either on top of their normal salary or by salary sacrifice. Under a salary sacrifice arrangement, an employee agrees to a variation to their contract terms, reducing their salary to receive the vouchers. This has certain tax and NIC advantages to both the employer and employee.

To wear, or not to wear: that is the policy

March 30, 2016

Workplace dress codes are once again in the spotlight. British Airways' dress code policy came under scrutiny for requiring female cabin crew to wear skirts. Two dress code policies of employers in France and Belgium caused employers to dismiss two Muslim employees who wanted to wear a hijab (Islamic headscarf) for religious reasons.

How would a Brexit impact on employment law in the UK?

March 30, 2016

On 23 June 2016, the UK will vote on whether to remain a member of the EU. The possibility of the UK leaving the EU raises some fundamental questions, the answers to which could have significant implications on employment law in the UK.