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.

Whilst I appreciate that some will say that it is "only" November and therefore too early for a festive article, Douglas Borough Council has started decorating the town with Christmas trees and fairy lights and so, as far as I am concerned, the festive countdown is on!

As levels of obesity make headline news Simcocks director Irini Newby considers the implications for employers.

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.

Last week, almost a year after the Island first entered lockdown, the first of what will likely be a string of COVID-19 related decisions to come out of the...

Employees should take care when bringing private matters into the workplace. Depending on the circumstances, it may not be reasonable to expect privacy. - See more at: http://www.dq.im/news/a-right-to-privacy-at-work#sthash.uFrMb1Cb.dpuf

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.

Employee misconduct happens. When this occurs, in maintaining standards, employers have to take internal action.

Obese, depressed and diabetic employees: are they disabled? Obesity, depression and diabetes are not conditions that ordinarily give rise to a view that the persons suffering are disabled.

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.

Chris Brooks Head of Litigation and specialist employment Lawyer at Simcocks Advocates discusses the issues arising in the light of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in W M Morrisons...

The separation between work and your personal life used to be simple. Then came the internet and social media.