Employment and HR

• Worker or Independent Contractor? European Court of Justice Guidance

  • Posted3 August 2020

  The vexed distinction between ‘workers’ and ‘independent contractors’ could hardly be more important for many businesses but remains perennially controversial. An important ruling of the Court of Justice of the...

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• Harvey Weinstein Case Exposes Wrinkle in Employment Tribunal Rules

  • Posted16 July 2020

  Sexual harassment proceedings against disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein gave rise to a thorny jurisdictional issue that threatened to undermine the power of Employment Tribunals (ETs) to make evidence disclosure...

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• Fixed-Term Employment Contracts Mean What They Say

  • Posted2 July 2020

  Fixed-term employment contracts mean what they say and expire at the end of their terms without the need for any notice of termination. The Court of Appeal so ruled in...

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• COVID-19 – Court of Appeal Rules on Status of Furloughed Employees

  • Posted12 June 2020

  Many companies have entered administration in response to the COVID-19 crisis but have retained furloughed employees in the hope that they will emerge from lockdown to a brighter future. In...

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• Not Every Workplace Complaint Qualifies for Whistleblowing Protection

  • Posted1 June 2020

  Workplace whistleblowers who, in the public interest, disclose what they believe to be wrongdoing are protected by the full force of the law. As an instructive tribunal ruling underlined, however,...

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• Disability Discrimination Victim Secures Over £4.7 Million in Compensation

  • Posted11 May 2020

  The consequences of discrimination in the workplace can be truly devastating and compensation awards to victims can be very substantial. In one case, a disabled bank worker who was stricken...

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