Each year, JACS submit a report on the previous calendar year’s activities to the Social Security Minister. The report 2016 can be accessed via the link below. Annual Report 2016 http://bit.ly/2lujLzG

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today [22 May 2014] handed down judgment in a case which could mean that employers face huge liabilities for holiday pay. The issue arises because of an apparent conflict between UK and European law as to how holiday pay should be calculated and in particular whether overtime and […]

In the recent case of Warm Zones v Thurley and another [2014] EWHC 988 (QB), the High Court ordered that an employer was permitted to inspect and take images from the personal computers of two former employees, Ms Thurley and Mr Buckley. Their contracts of employment stipulated express confidentiality provisions (in identical terms) preventing them […]

The answer should become clearer after 31 July this year when the EAT delivers its decision in the cases of Neal v Freightliner Limited and Bear Scotland Limited v Fulton. It has recently been announced that both of these cases will be heard together on 30 and 31 July. Both cases deal with the question […]

This week, a Los Angeles City Council panel endorsed restrictions on electronic cigarettes which would prohibit their use in a range of public spaces and most workplaces. It will now be up to the full City Council to decide whether to implement the restrictions, which would result in electronic cigarettes being treated in the same […]

Senator Francis Le Gresley said the law will be introduced gradually so people can get used to it Jersey’s government has passed the island’s first anti-discrimination law by 45 votes to two. The legislation has taken 13 years to introduce and will make it illegal to discriminate against people based upon race in Jersey. Rules […]

You may have seen the recent local media coverage relating to the Report produced by Darren Newman (“Mr Newman”), independent employment law expert in the UK, following his review of the decisions of the Employment Tribunal in Jersey (“the Tribunal”) during 2012, which concluded that the Tribunal is fit for purpose. The Report was commissioned […]

It is widely understood that an employment contract, unless otherwise agreed, cannot be immediately terminated simply because an employer or employee has had a change of heart or perhaps a sudden desire to pack their life into a rucksack and travel the world. Notice periods (to protect both employers and employees) feature in almost all […]