Employment and HR

• The Employment Tribunal Fees Refund Scheme

  • Posted16 November 2017

  Following a four-week pilot scheme, the Employment Tribunal Fees Refund Scheme is now open to anyone who paid fees in respect of an Employment Tribunal or Employment Appeal Tribunal claim...

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• Uber Drivers Are Workers, Rules EAT

  • Posted10 November 2017

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal last year that Uber drivers are workers, rather than being self-employed, and thus have the right to...

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• Employee, Worker or Self-Employed Contractor?

  • Posted6 November 2017

  When distinguishing between employees, workers and self-employed contractors, bargaining positions can provide a useful litmus test. That was certainly so in a further case on this topic in which an...

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• Employment Tribunal Fee Refund Scheme Launched

  • Posted20 October 2017

  In July 2013, the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order introduced fees for bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)....

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• Discrimination on the Grounds of Religion or Belief

  • Posted19 October 2017

  A Pentecostal Christian has failed to persuade the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in dismissing his claim that he had suffered direct and indirect discrimination...

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• Parental Bereavement Bill Published

  • Posted16 October 2017

  Employers are not currently required to give paid leave to grieving parents. Section 57A(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 gives employees the right to take a reasonable amount of...

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