Gary Lineker has hit the headlines in recent weeks for a tweet in which he criticised the Government’s asylum policy and in particular the language used by Government ministers when discussing asylum seekers. The BBC was concerned that his tweet breached the broadcaster’s impartiality guidelines and asked Mr Lineker to Read more…
There have been many legislative changes this year to do with Coronavirus (“Covid-19”), however, it would be fair to say that these have come, gone and changed so frequently that it would not be helpful to detail them all here. As such, below is a summary of the key ones Read more…
Several legislative changes to implement the government’s Good Work Plan came into effect on 6 April 2020. These include: 1. Written statement of terms Workers (rather than just employees) who start work on or after 6 April 2020 are now entitled to a written statement of particulars, the majority of Read more…
This is the latest in a series of blogs about the so-called “gig economy” and the rise in flexible jobs which do not neatly fall into any of the existing definition of employment status. In a move to address this issue the Government commissioned the Taylor report which has recently been published. Read more…
In what has been an eagerly anticipated case for both care workers and care providers the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed it’s decision in the case of Focus Care Agency Limited v Roberts [2017] UKEAT/0143/16/DM. Regular readers of the Taylor & Emmet LLP Employment Team blogs will know that the recent reaction to the topic of Read more…
“Does the employment contract contain a PILON clause?” The question often asked by employment lawyers of their clients when drafting Settlement Agreements to be issued to a departing employee. The PILON in question is of course a payment in lieu of notice clause. If a contract of employment contains a Read more…
Successful whistleblowing claims can attract heavy compensation for employers to bear, and do not require the claimant to have a minimum period of service. Employees who have made a ‘protected disclosure’ regarding their employer’s malpractices are protected from dismissal and detriment (which is unfavourable treatment short of dismissal). As such, Read more…
We now have an interesting case on how the Tribunals should approach “protected conversations” under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and how this might differ from the traditional approach to without prejudice discussions. Since 29 July 2013 s.111A has rendered evidence of pre-termination negotiations inadmissible in unfair Read more…
With the upcoming referendum now less than a month away (taking place on 23 June 2016), what are the potential implications for UK Employment Law of an exit from the EU and how much of the media coverage is fact or fiction? It is fair to say that there has Read more…
Before the concept of “service provision changes” was introduced into TUPE in 2006, the case law had developed over many years in relation to “traditional” business transfers. This included consideration of tricky issues such as whether a temporary cessation of the business is sufficient to prevent TUPE applying and whether Read more…