Statutory Changes to U.K. Employment Law -
National Minimum Wage 2020 -
The minimum hourly wages will increase from 6 April 2020:
•The National Living Wage for those aged 25 and above will increase from £8.21 to...more
Holiday Pay for Part-Year Workers -
In Harpur Trust v Brazel [2019] EWCA Civ 1402, the Court of Appeal considered how the holiday pay of a part-year worker should be calculated.
Ms Brazel was employed as a visiting...more
Must Employers Record All Hours Worked?
In Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE (Case C-55/18), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered whether the EU’s Working Time Directive...more
Raising Rates: U.K. Employment Tribunal Compensation Limits and National Minimum Wage 2019 -
The annual increases in compensation in the Employment Tribunals will take effect on 6 April 2019....more
If Accrued Holidays Are Not Used, Will They Be Lost?
In the cases of Kreuziger v Berlin (C-619/16) EU:C:2018:872 and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften eV v Shimizu (C-684/16) EU:C:2018:874, the...more
The U.K. government has published its Good Work Plan. The report’s proposals seek to implement most of the recommendations in the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, which we reported in 2017 and 2018. The government...more
U.K. Supreme Court: The Latest on Employment Status in the “Gig” Economy -
In the latest high profile “gig” economy decision, the U.K. Supreme Court has held in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & another v Smith [2018] UKSC 29 that Mr...more
The annual increases in compensation in the employment tribunals will take effect on 6 April 2018. The new rates apply where the event giving rise to the compensation (such as the termination of employment) occurs on or after...more
In King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd and another (C-214/16), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered whether a worker was entitled to be paid on termination for periods of accrued but untaken holiday going back...more
In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others UKEAT/0056/17, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the 2016 employment tribunal decision that Uber’s drivers are workers. As such, they qualify for additional rights including...more
The summer months have seen two binding decisions from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the continuing litigation around holiday pay.
In Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Others [2017]...more
The Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices (the Review), an independent report commissioned by the U.K. government to analyse the changing employment landscape, was published on 11 July 2017....more
The annual increases in compensation in the employment tribunals will take effect on 6 April 2017. The new rates apply where the event giving rise to the compensation (such as the termination of employment) occurs on or after...more
Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Anor v Smith [2017] EWCA Civ 51 is the latest in a series of recent cases before the U.K. courts regarding employment status in the “gig economy”. In this case, the Court of Appeal considered whether an...more
In the latest in a string of cases concerning the employment status of those working in the “gig economy”, the Employment Tribunal in Dewhurst v City Sprint UK Ltd ET2202512/2016 considered whether a courier was a worker or a...more
The long-awaited rules on gender pay reporting are expected to come into force in April 2017. The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 apply to all U.K. private and voluntary sector employers with...more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Grange v Abellio London Ltd [2016] UKEAT/0130/16/DA Ltd considered whether an employee must ask for a rest break before claiming to have been refused one.
Mr Grange was employed by...more
In the case of Aslam and others v Uber BV ET/2202550/15, the Employment Tribunal considered the employment status of Uber drivers.
Uber drivers brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal, alleging that they were workers,...more
The Court of Appeal has given its much anticipated decision in British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock A2/2016/1163. Confirming the earlier decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal has held that U.K. law should...more
In Geller v Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation UKEAT/2016/0190, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the concept of subconscious discrimination under U.K. discrimination law.
Mr and Mrs Geller worked for the...more
In the continuing litigation on holiday pay, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock UKEAT/0189/15 has confirmed that U.K. law should be interpreted in line with EU law which requires commission...more
The U.K. Budget 2016 was announced in March 2016. It sets out a series of noteworthy employment-related measures, including the following:
- With effect from 1 April 2016, the new “National Living Wage” will be...more
In Monmouthshire County Council v Harris UKEAT/0332/14/DA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of a dismissal of an employee on long-term sick leave.
Mrs Harris, an employee of Monmouthshire...more
The Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 were brought in following the landmark ruling in Bear v Fulton. By way of a reminder, the Employment Appeal Tribunal decided in Bear that non-guaranteed overtime which...more
A decision reached on 4 November 2014 by the Employment Appeal Tribunal is likely to have major implications for employers calculating holiday pay. The EAT found that overtime which an employee was required to work should be...more