Common employment law misconceptions: So long as you agree in writing that an individual is self-employed, you are free from employment law obligations The question of whether any given individual satisfies the definition of an employee is often the starting point in many employment disputes. It is a common misconception Read more…
I am a self-employed plumber working for a company and have heard that the Pimlico Plumbers are entitled to a big pay out of holiday pay because they are not actually self-employed. As I am a plumber does this mean the same for me? You will normally only have an Read more…
On 23 November 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced his Autumn 2017 budget. Below are the key employment law considerations. National Living Wage and National Minimum wage rates are due to increase in April 2018. They are due to change as follows: Age Group Current Rate Proposed April 2018 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…
Well publicised cases (such as that of Uber) involving what is fast becoming known as the “gig economy” have brought into sharp focus an issue which Employment Tribunals have been grappling with for sometime. The issue of employment status. Employment law entitles individuals to different legal rights and imposes different legal Read more…
Businesses should take note of an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case that highlights the importance of formalising employment relationships. The EAT held that an employment tribunal erred in finding that a director and shareholder, who performed part-time work for a company without pay for at least three years, was an Read more…
The Supreme Court has held that a former equity partner of a law firm incorporated as a limited liability partnership (LLP) was clearly a worker and therefore eligible to bring a whistleblowing claim against the LLP. As a result of this decision, LLP members will become entitled to a range Read more…