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 have been reminded again this week of the challenges faced by self-employed people who wish to recover their loss of earnings after they have been injured. My experience is that, unless you have clear and persuasive written evidence, Defendants and their insurers will refuse to meet claims for loss of earnings from self-employed 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…