The problem with individual employment rights is that no sooner are they introduced than firms find ways to circumvent them. Take, for instance, the laws relating to tips. Under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act, firms must share all tips between workers, including temporary agency staff. The legislation was prompted by a public outcry over […]

The hospitality industry is hardly known for its generosity regarding sick pay. Few employers in this sector provide workers with their full salary when they need time off due to illness. As a result, hospitality workers often have to rely on statutory sick pay when they are unwell. Currently, statutory sick pay, which employers are […]

Since last May, Starbucks North America has implemented a new dress code. The previous dress code allowed for tops of any colour and bottoms, hats, footwear, and outerwear to be black, grey, navy, brown, khaki, or white. The new dress code requires employees to wear a solid black crew neck, collared, or button-up shirt. The […]

In 2023, an Indonesian crew member was found dead in a ship’s storeroom. He had been at sea for six months, working on a longline tuna boat in the Indian Ocean for a monthly wage of $480. In the days leading up to his death, witnesses observed him arguing with the captain, insisting that he […]

  A former employee of popular burger chain Almost Famous protested outside a partner restaurant in Manchester after his no-notice redundancy left him without pay for a month. On January 27, Almost Famous made more than 110 employees redundant across their branches in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool – with many only finding out about their […]