Article"Pulling A Sickie"Welcome back from a long Easter weekend break. Hopefully you are all feeling refreshed and you've returned to a reinvigorated workforce.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleReview Into Increasing Progression In The Labour Market For BME WorkersBIS has launched a consultation to better understand the obstacles black and minority ethnic (BME) people face in the labour market.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSelf-Employed Contractors And The Gig Economy – Keep Watching This Space!Pimlico Plumbers has now been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSex Discrimination Case Flushed Out Of The Tribunal System With A £25,000 SettlementA female council worker has settled her sex discrimination claim for £25,000.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleShared Parental LeaveEarlier this week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy revealed that as little as around 2% of eligible couples are taking up their entitlement to Shared Parental Leave (SPL). At the same time, the government announced that it will spend £1.5 million on a campaign drive which will be known as "Share the Joy". United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSleep-Deprived Or Sleeping Beauty?Employers may start taking more of an interest in its employees' bedtime routines based on the latest research from Rand Europe. United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSOSR – A Low Threshold For A Fair Dismissal?Of the five fair reasons for dismissal, ‘some other substantial reason' (SOSR) is often viewed as a ‘catch all' justification for dismissal. It does not give an employer freedom to dismiss...United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSpeaking Deliveroo: Whatever Next?Deliveroo has set out words and phrases that managers should use to describe its riders and their working practices in an attempt to fortify the company's stance that its riders are self-employed...United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleSupreme Court Rules That Embassy Staff Are Not Excluded By State ImmunityIn the recent case of Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor the Supreme Court agreed with the EAT and the Court of Appeal and unanimously held that...United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTaylor Review – UpdateThe House of Commons Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees (the Committees) made recommendations in November 2017 for addressing the issues raised in the Taylor Review.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTerminations Payments To Be Subject To NICsCurrently, NICs are generally payable in respect of contractual termination payments, whereas non-contractual termination payments are generally exempt from both employee and employer NICs.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleThe Good Work Plan Delivers Some Good News For Work-SeekersRegular readers of our blog will be aware that the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices was an independent review into the issues surrounding the labour market in the UK ...United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleThe Trade Union Bill Receives Royal AssentThe Trade Union Bill received Royal Assent yesterday. The commencement date is currently unknown but the new legislation will be brought into force by a statutory instrument in due course.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTo Tattoo Or Not To Tattoo, That Is The QuestionA recent survey reported on by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) revealed that young people believe their chance of success in an interview could be affected by their tattoos.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTrade Union Bill Receives Royal AssentIt is not yet clear when the new rules will come into effect but, once implemented, industrial action will only be lawful where there has been at least 50% turnout in votes for industrial action.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTribunal Cases On The RiseTribunal cases have risen by two thirds since July this year, when the Supreme Court abolished tribunal fees in the landmark case of R (on the application of Unison) v. Lord Chancellor.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleTribunal Issues Different Decisions For Different Contracts In IR35 RulingIn the case of George Mantides Ltd v. HMRC [2019] TC07202, a personal services company (the Company) appealed against tax and NIC assessments under the IR35 rules. United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleUber And Deliveroo Staff Unhappy With Employers' Failure To DeliverTwo Uber drivers have taken the company to an employment tribunal arguing that the company should officially recognise them as workers and not, as Uber classifies them, self-employed individuals.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleUber Appeals To Supreme CourtUber presented its application to the Supreme Court to appeal the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision that its drivers are workers and should have associated rights.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons