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Employment and HR
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In a ground-breaking decision, the Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that Uber drivers are workers, rather than being self-employed, and thus have the right to be paid the National Minimum...
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Legislation under the Health Act 2006 that prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, on public transport and in vehicles used for work does not cover the use of...
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The Court of Appeal has handed down its ruling in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited and Others, concluding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) was correct in its finding that...
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A nursing home care assistant who was paid less than she was contractually entitled to – and was discriminated against by her employer after she became pregnant – has won...
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In an unusual case, which shows how important it is to act quickly if an employee breaches his or her contract of employment, a Blackpool stage company paid a heavy...
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Just because an employee is partially to blame for his or her own dismissal does not make it fair. In one case that made that point, a university professor won...
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