First of all, many people may have seen a local report on or around 3 January on ITV stating that in addition to the Social Security Maternity Allowance updates, a period of statutory maternity leave is now in force. It is important to note that whilst there have been updates to Social Security’s maternity allowance […]

Lindsay Edwards-Thatcher, an expert in Jersey Employment law, believes that judgments recently made public by the Jersey Employment Tribunal (JET) show a dangerous level of inconsistency. Both cases involved applicant submissions made outside of the timeframe permitted but which resulted in very different decisions by the Panel,headed up by the same Chair in each case. […]

A test case recently brought before the Employment Tribunal aimed to clarify the law on annual leave entitlement for employees on long-term sick leave. In its March 2013 judgment the tribunal held that staff who are unable to take statutory annual leave due to serious ill health are entitled to carry over that leave to […]