Beware of rushing to judgement before terminating employment.
A Tribunal has ruled that a deputy security manager was unfairly dismissed, despite performing “no prescribed tasks” while ‘working from home’, many hundreds of miles
Self-employment cannot be used as a tax smokescreen for contracted employees
A complex celebrity case arose recently in which the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) was asked to consider the application of the intermediaries’ legislation (IR35), otherwise known
Not all hurt feelings are uncapped & costly
The Employment Appeal Tribunal slashed a £10,000 award for injury to feeling by 80% after an original tribunal ruling was deemed not to be Meek compliant as it failed to provide
It is not always possible to mend fences – Reinstatement is not always a...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld claims of constructive dismissal and disability discrimination against Whyte & Mackay Limited (W&ML) in the case of Mr. Duployen
Beware the legal minefield of the transferring of contractual undertakings
A recent case [London United Busways Ltd. (LUB) v De Marchi and Abellio London [2024] EAT 191] revealed the complexities of working under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection
Just because an employee is a lawful resident of the UK does not give them the...
A restaurant in Middlesborough recently challenged a civil penalty notice of £15,000 issued by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under Section 15 of the Immigration
When it comes to pensions, it is of paramount importance to Re-DOC on time!
A tribunal recently ruled on the failure of a private limited company, El Recruitment Ltd., to submit its Re-DOC before the statutory deadline as required under the ‘Employer
Bolt ruling seals the case against sham contracts
Despite an appeal, the Courts recently found against Bolt in relation to their attempts to evade the statutory entitlements of their drivers to a minimum wage and holiday pay. The
UK Government’s sweeping changes to UK employment law
The new Employment Rights Bill will end zero-hour contracts and the ease of ‘fire and rehire’, establishing rights to bereavement, paternity and parental leave from the first day
An outline of the Employment Rights Bill
Legislation has been introduced in Parliament to upgrade UK workers’ rights.
The legislation is wide ranging with the intention of tackling poor working conditions and benefitting