Post -Brexit Employment Rights
Having now left the European Union, the question arises as to what happens to employment rights after Brexit. Will EU workplace rights be retained and will judgments from the EU remain binding? A large part of UK employment law is derived from and g...
You can be a worker or an employee even if you are paid through your own limited company
Off-payroll Working People sometimes work through an intermediary, such as their own personal services company. Companies generally label these arrangements as self-employment or a contract for services, but a person working under these arrangements could be an employee&n...
Proving Discrimination
Having rock solid evidence of discrimination is important because it is up to you to show facts from which the Employment Tribunal can deduce that there has been discrimination. Once this is done, then it is up to the employer to prove that there was no discrimination. If t...
EHRC Guidance on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new technical Guidance on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work. The EHRC is clear that all employers have a duty of care to protect their workers and will be legally liable for harassment...
Employment Tribunal Hearings During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals (England & Wales, and Scotland) have issued Presidential Guidance on the Conduct of Employment Tribunals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Important Note * Starting on Monday 23rd March 20202, there will be no in-person ET Hearings (hearings...
Courts and Tribunals COVID-19 Preparation
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has provided advice and guidance for all court and tribunal users during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The page will be updated with new advice and is available here – Coronavirus (COVID-19): courts and tribunals plann...
Covid-19 Vaccinations Compulsory in Care Homes
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) come into force on 11 November 2021. The purpose of the Regulations is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in care homes, in order to protect care home residents, who are vulnerable t...
Health and Safety Dismissal & Covid-19
Health and Safety Dismissals You are protected from being subjected to a detriment or dismissal for exercising your right to leave the workplace where you have a reasonable belief that your workplace poses a serious or imminent threat to you or others [ sections 44 and 100 Employment Rights Act 1...
15 Jibes That Proved Costly
Harassment at Work Some workplace jibes qualify as harassment. They will cost you your job, and your employer lots of money! The Equality Act 2010 defines “harassment” as unwanted conduct related to a relevant protected characteristic that has the purpose or effect of violating a...
Sacked Employees of Foster Partnership Awarded £114k in Total
A defunct Kent firm has been ordered to pay £114,000 to former employees after a string of employment law breaches. The Foster Partnership was shut down last October after an intervention by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. It has now emerged through a series of published em...
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