It has always been the case that payments which are expressed to be non-contractual but routinely or regularly such as to give an expectation of entitlement may be contractually binding through custom and practice. A recent Court of Appeal in Shumba & others v Park Cakes Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ Read more…
In one of the biggest changes to redundancy law in recent years the case of USDAW v Woolworths has changed the way employers will need to undertake collective redundancy consultation. Before the Woolworths Judgment the established law was that employers only needed to consult with trade union or employee representatives Read more…
In perhaps the biggest change to Employment Tribunal procedures since their conception in 1964 the Government will be introducing a fee structure so that it is no longer free to bring a claim or submit an appeal. The new fee structure comes into force on Monday 29th July 2013. An Read more…
People Law in Brief is changing! The Taylor&Emmet LLP employment team have been producing People Law in Brief as a monthly email bulletin for a number of years. We know from feedback received that it has become a valuable resource for keeping you up to date with relentless developments in Read more…