Supreme Court decides “self-employed” plumber has worker status

On 13 June 2018
employment status

Employment status remains one of the hottest topics in employment law this year. The Supreme Court has added to the debate today, handing down judgment in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith. The Supreme Court unanimously held that a plumber who was engaged as a “self-employed operative” should in fact have been treated as a “worker” […]

On 3 May 2018
discrimination, family friendly rights

Following the EAT’s recent ruling, in Capita Customer Management Limited v Ali, that a father who wished to take shared parental leave was not directly discriminated against in not being entitled to the higher maternity pay rate which the employer paid to employees taking maternity leave, the EAT has handed down judgment in Hextall v […]

On 27 April 2018
data protection

The countdown is on to the implementation of the GDPR on 25 May 2018. With less than one month to go, many employers will be finalising their preparation for the changes the new law will bring to data protection in the workplace. For those employers finalising their preparations, it may be time to check in […]

On 12 April 2018
discrimination, family friendly rights

The EAT has confirmed in Capita Customer Management Limited v Ali that a father who wished to take shared parental leave was not directly discriminated against in not being entitled to the higher maternity pay rate which the employer paid to employees taking maternity leave. Capita’s maternity, paternity and shared parental leave policies applying to […]

On 28 March 2018
gender pay

With one week to go until the deadline for employers of 250 or more employees to report their gender pay gap information, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has confirmed that it will take enforcement action against any employers who fail to report on time. In a statement on 26 March 2018, the EHRC […]

On 8 March 2018
contracts of employment, employment status, holiday, working time

A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) casts doubt on the practice of employers fulfilling their obligations to allow paid annual leave to casual workers by providing for holiday accrual at the rate of 12.07% of hours worked. Facts Brazel was a part-time music teacher, retained on a zero hours contract. She worked […]

On 7 February 2018
employment law reforms, employment status

The Government has today published ‘Good Work’, its response to the Taylor Review which investigated what impact modern working practices are having on the world of work. The Taylor Review published its report in July 2017 and made wide-ranging recommendations regarding reforms of the law on agency work, paid holiday, sick pay, flexible working and […]

On 5 February 2018
contracts of employment

Employers who are planning to make termination payments to departing employees on or after 6 April 2018 need to be aware of important reforms which will take effect on 6 April 2018. The key point for employers to note is that the value of all notice periods not worked will become taxable and subject to […]

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Supreme Court decides “self-employed” plumber has worker status

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Employers do not discriminate by paying more for maternity leave than shared parental leave

EHRC confirms enforcement action will be taken against employers who fail to publish gender pay gap reports

Holiday and casual workers: the 12.07% formula challenged

Government publishes response to Taylor Review and four consultation papers

April 2018 tax reforms will impact on employers making termination payments

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