Holiday Pay: To pay or not to pay, this remains the question
The recent Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton (Bear), further extended our understanding of what is to be included in holiday…
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Quality improvement
The FE Commissioner has recently written to all chairs and principals of further education colleges setting out his views on the area of quality improvement.…
College governance: a guide
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has published a governance document setting out how and to whom further education colleges are accountable. As the…
Data in colleges: a timely reminder
As the new term approaches, many colleges will be more focused on enrolment, learner retention and the general melee of starting new term life. However,…
Trade Unions: Tories get tough with further reforms
Strike action is on the face of it difficult for employees to participate in given that employees will be in fundamental breach of their contracts…
Decline in Employment Tribunal claims – what does this mean for FE?
FE is not immune to Tribunal claims. Whether they come from disgruntled lecturers or churlish caretakers, Colleges get their fair share of Tribunal claims. So…
Holiday Pay: To pay or not to pay, that is the question
A recent case handed down from the Court of Justice of the European Union will affect employers with any workers whose pay incorporates commission,…
Equal pay claims in education
The principle of equal pay legislation has been around for over 40 years; it is a central tent of UK and EU law. The general…
What are the duties of colleges as exempt charities?
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has recently published its information note to FE colleges – Appointment of the Secretary of State as…
Questions remain over flexible working
Another spate of updates in employment law are now around the corner and readers ot FE News will be unsurprised to learn that one of…