Having analysed all the proposals in the “Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill” consultation, we rated various proposed changes as potentially being “high impact” developments for employers, meaning that the proposed change could require significant resource to manage or result in significant change, or both. In this insight, we highlight these high impact developments.
As a reminder, a zero hours contract is type of casual worker contract under which someone is engaged without there being a minimum level of guaranteed work or pay. In some situations, the individual worker is obliged to accept any work offered, but this is not always the case. In 2015, the Conservative government in GB banned exclusivity clauses in these types of contracts, meaning zero hours workers were free to work for other organisations. Exclusivity clauses have not been banned in NI, although this was proposed before this current consultation, which we covered here.
This type of contract provides significant flexibility for both parties, enabling employers to manage fluctuating demand and individuals to fit work around other commitments. However, in recent years they have been the subject of scrutiny and...
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee doctor has pleaded guilty to committing millions of dollars’ worth of Medicare fraud through her Brentwood optometry practice. Helen Boerman, 48, pleaded guilt...