The UK Supreme Court has decided that Uber drivers are “workers” for UK employment law purposes.
In reaching that decision, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the decision of the original Employment Tribunal and agreed...more
As we move into 2020, there are a number of UK employment law developments on the horizon that require some preparation. The New Year is also a good time to take stock of key developments from the previous year to make sure...more
1/8/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tax ,
Holiday Pay ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
Off-Payroll ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Personal Services ,
Public Sector ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
The Court of Justice of the European Union has decided, in the case of King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd, that where an individual has been mis-categorised as self-employed instead of as a worker, then the associated...more
In this “back to school” round-up, we take the opportunity to catch up on the most important UK employment law events and developments in 2017 to date....more
In Depth -
What laws will change now? -
None.
The United Kingdom will continue to be an EU Member State until procedures are completed for exiting the European Union. This is likely to be a long process that...more
7/1/2016
/ EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Free Movement ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Member State ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Referendums ,
Trade Agreements ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
As you may have heard, the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has delivered its hotly-anticipated decision in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited, rejecting British Gas’ appeal… but, in our view, it’s a bit of a damp squib,...more
January -
DATA PROTECTION: NEW EUROPEAN REGULATION -
After four years of negotiation and lobbying, the new European General Data Protection Regulation has now been finalised.
The Regulation will govern...more
Now that we have eased into 2015, it’s time to think about the key employment law issues we’ll be facing in the year ahead.
The general election in May will, of course, hold most of our attention, but there are other...more
Now that we have eased into 2015, it’s time to think about the key employment law issues we’ll be facing in the year ahead.
The general election in May will, of course, hold most of our attention, but there are other...more
The UK Government has introduced legislation to help employers deal with the fallout of recent decisions indicating that pay for statutory holiday should include, and should always have included, overtime and other...more
Unite, the trade union that backed the majority of the claimants in Bear Scotland v Fulton regarding the calculation of holiday pay, has announced it will not appeal the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision....more
What Has Happened? -
One effect of the EAT’s judgment was to dramatically limit workers’ rights to bring Employment Tribunal claims for historic underpayments of holiday pay. It had been widely expected that Unite...more
Yesterday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) gave its long-awaited decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton and Ors on whether or not overtime should be included in holiday pay....more