The recent English case of Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman (2017) is interesting. The defendant joined the claimant's recruitment business in 2002 on terms including a 6 month no-compete restriction.

Head of the top ranked employment team, Leanne McKeown, together with associate Tara Cubbon are the authors of the inaugural IOM chapter in this internationally renowned publication.

In this case the Tribunal noted that it must look beyond the express terms of the contract towards the true factual situation between the parties in order to understand the status of the individual.

My name is Phoebe Harwood, I'm 19 and was born in the Isle of Man. Last year, after finishing sixth form, I applied for the Marketing Apprenticeship being offered by Appleby in collaboration...

DQ Advocates' top ranked employment team was instructed by Julie Bradley and Nicola Batey in their capacity as industrial relations officers appointed under the Trade Disputes Act 1985 and known collectively as the Manx Industrial Relations Service.

Zero-hour contracts can leave workers with little security, uncertainty about earnings and vulnerable to exploitation.

This was the question that The High Court had to determine in an important case brought before it earlier this year.

Restraints of trade in the employment contract are quite often not given the attention they deserve until the time comes when the employer is under threat by a former employee and enforcement action is required to protect the business.

A discussion on who requires a work permit in the Isle of Man.

The question of employment status is a vexed area of the law; it is often far from easy to accurately determine the employment status of an individual.

Work permits exist as a means to protect the Isle of Man working population by allowing employers to employ individuals who are not Manx workers, providing that there are no suitable Isle of Man workers available to fill those specific roles.

The main source of employment law is found in the legislation set out within various Acts of Tynwald (the Parliament of the Isle of Man), and associated secondary legislation, such as Regulations and Orders.