Employment status: employed or self-employed?
New ways of working, including the gig-economy, has led to confusion over the employment status of workers. Here’s how to determine the employment status of your workforce.
Employment Law Updates
These Employment Law articles have been written to provide you with the latest new, updated, and amended laws; we also provide interpretation and suggested implementation of the employment law.
Employment Law Cases Worth Knowing About: 2023 Round-up
We explore the most significant employment law cases in 2023, and their impact on employers, as well as highlight the cases to watch out for in the coming months. In this article, we’ll cover the following: Backdated holiday pay claims In Chief Constable of Northern Ireland Police v Agnew, tribunal claims were lodged by 3000 … Read more
Employment Tribunal Fees Discriminatory and Unlawful
Employment tribunal fees found to be discriminatory Employment tribunal fees were introduced in 2013 in a bid to reduce the number of spurious and weak claims reaching court. The employment tribunal fees themselves ranged from £390 to £1,200, with discrimination cases costing more because of their complexity. They certainly had an impact on the number … Read more
Are employment references worth the paper they’re written on?
It’s standard practice to request employment references as part of the recruitment process for new employees. It’s often the case that offers of employment are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references. At one time, you could rely on references to provide you with an in-depth account of an employee’s strengths and their flaws. However, in … Read more
Employment Law Roundup September 2019
This employment law roundup considers several important issues looked at by the Employment Tribunals in the last few months in relation to: compensation levels for direct discrimination; calculating holiday pay for part-year workers; obligations to produce records in TUPE transfers; properly pleading defences in constructive dismissal claims; the working hours entitlement of agency staff; the … Read more
Changing employee terms and conditions: Proceed with caution
Companies need to change the terms on which they do business all the time but changing employee terms and conditions of employment is not as easy. The contract between employer and employee is regarded as a legally binding agreement and neither party has an automatic right to change any terms or clauses. Our advice has … Read more
Edwards v Bramble Ltd: Managing employees who refuse to work overtime at Christmas
Edwards v Bramble Ltd – Managing overtime at Christmas Christmas is an extremely busy time for many employers. It can be a question of “all hands to the pump” and it’s therefore crucial that you’re able to rely on your employees working extra hours when required. Often, this means asking employees to work overtime at … Read more
Working under Protest – The Power of Silence
Many people believe that where an employee works without protest after changes to their terms and conditions they have effectively accepted the changes. However the Court of Appeal in Abrahall V Nottingham City Council have ruled otherwise. Often where changes are made to an employment contract, the employer will face resistance. However, in some circumstances the … Read more
Is a surrogate mother entitled to maternity leave?
Yes, according to a recent case, reports Lucy Boyle of 12 King’s Bench Walk Chambers for the Employment Law Bulletin. A surrogate mother denied maternity leave on the grounds that she did not give birth to or adopt her child has won her claim against her employer at an employment tribunal. The Advocate-General suggested that … Read more
