by Tim Davies | Feb 4, 2025 | Employment Law Insight
Focus on…Worker Status The gig economy continues to be reshaped by a wave of Tribunal cases establishing worker status for the individuals engaged in the delivery of those services. Riding the momentum of the landmark Supreme Court decision in favour of Uber drivers...
by Tim Davies | Jan 22, 2025 | Employment Law Insight
Focus on…Whistleblowing for Charity Trustees The recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in MacLennan v British Psychological Society is important for a couple of reasons. First, it confirms that workers are protected from suffering detrimental treatment...
by Tim Davies | Jan 8, 2025 | Employment Law Insight
What personal characteristics are deemed worthy of protection? The Equality Act 2010 recognises a defined list of personal attributes that the law currently recognises as requiring statutory protection: sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion and...
by Tim Davies | Dec 2, 2024 | Employment Law Insight
Rail workers & bus drivers; Royal Mail staff & postal workers; teachers & university staff; doctors & nurses; refuse collectors; civil servants; and even criminal defence barristers – there are few industries that have been untouched by strike action...
by Tim Davies | Nov 22, 2024 | Employment Law Insight
According to certain newspapers, Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill will grant employees the right to DEMAND a four-day working week. Except that, no, it won’t. Employees will have the right to REQUEST a shorter working week, but they already can under...
by Tim Davies | Nov 5, 2024 | Employment Law Insight, Uncategorised
Focus on…. Unfair Dismissal and Probation Periods One of the cornerstones of Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill is to grant employees protection from unfair dismissal from the first day they start work, rather than requiring a minimum two years’ continuous...
