2015 – A Good Year Uber All?

With 2016 just around the corner, we review some of the highs and lows of employment law in 2015.

1. Zero hours contracts - exclusivity Clauses were banned.  The UK Government also issued guidance on their use.
2. The annual leave/ sick leave saga - the EAT held in Plumb -v- Duncan Print Group Ltd that workers on long-term sick leave are entitled to carry forward untaken holiday up to 18 months after the end of the leave year in which that holiday accrued.
3. Shared parental leave - had a slow start but the UK Government announced its intention to extend the right to grandparents in 2018.
4. Employment Tribunal fees - Unison failed to persuade the Court of Appeal to uphold its challenge to the Employment Tribunal fees regime, although permission has been sought to appeal to the Supreme Court.  The Scottish Government announced its intention to abolish fees in Scotland.