Weekly highlights

Weekly highlights

This subtopic is an archive of weekly highlights from Lexis+® UK Employment.

Employment law weekly highlights

Each week the Lexis+® UK Employment team compiles a summary of recent highlights of interest to employment law practitioners, including news updates, analysis of legal developments and expert commentary on:

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Latest Employment News

DBT names and shames 518 employers failing to pay minimum wage

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has named 518 companies for not paying national minimum wage to over 60,000 workers. Defaulting employers have been ordered to repay these workers, resulting in more than £7.4m being reimbursed. This is round 21 of the government 'naming and shaming' scheme introduced in 2013 to publicly identify employers who fail to pay their workers correctly.

Insurance adjustor loses appeal in COVID-19 mask bias claim

Law360, London: A London appeals judge has dismissed an insurance claims adjustor's case that his employer's policy on mask-wearing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was discriminatory because of his belief in 'bodily autonomy'.

What can sponsors and Skilled Workers do to address the White Paper proposals

Immigration analysis: The Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring control over the immigration system’ outlines proposals to dramatically reduce the use of the Skilled Worker visa, mainly by restricting it to the most highly-skilled occupations and by significantly increasing the cost of the route. When these proposals will be introduced ranges from ‘within weeks’ to ‘within this Parliament’, so sponsors and Skilled Workers will need to keep abreast of Home Office announcements. This News Analysis by Ben Maitland, senior associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law looks at the implications of the White Paper proposals and what sponsors and Skilled Workers might do to address them.

MAC review on IT and Engineering cautions on skills approach

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its review of Professionals in IT and Engineering. The review, commissioned by the Home Secretary in August 2024, examines the use of the immigration system by firms recruiting IT and Engineering professionals. It finds that while these sectors are among the top users of the immigration system, their reliance on international recruitment is proportionate to their size. Also, migrant workers in both occupation groups make a significantly positive net fiscal contribution. The report makes no formal recommendations, but notes that addressing skills shortages in these sectors requires a multifaceted approach. It emphasises the need for sustainable funding models for Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE), increased employer investment in training, and long-term efforts to improve gender diversity. The report also discusses the challenges of aligning immigration and skills policies without creating undue complexity or unintended consequences.