How will the 2021 Budget affect Employment? After what seemed like a long build up, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has now set out his plans to help the economy bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. With more than 700,000 people losing their jobs, the...
Uber loses in the Supreme Court: drivers are workers, not self-employed On 19 February 2021 the Supreme Court upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision in the Uber BV v Aslam & Others case. It was held that Uber drivers are ‘workers’ and not self-employed. The...
Would you rather: pay £62,381 in compensation OR make “reasonable adjustments”? On 4 January 2021, an employer was ordered to pay to a Claimant £31,500 plus interest for injury to feelings, personal injury and aggravated damages and a further £21,897 plus interest for...
Has your equality and diversity training gone “stale”? In January 2019 the Employment Tribunal held that Mr Gehlen (the Claimant) suffered race related harassment during his employment with Allay (UK) Limited (the Employer) and was awarded compensation. The Employer’s...
Implied and Fiduciary duty at the end of employment On 13 January 2021, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from Travel Counsellors Limited (TCL) of a decision by the High Court. In March 2020, the High Court held that TCL had breached their obligations of...
Vaccination issues for employers Whilst the vaccine is currently only being rolled out to priority groups, its anticipated that it will be available to the wider population in the not too distant future. Employers hoping for a return to the workplace will need to...
