Bakery owners who refused to supply a cake bearing an iced message in support of gay marriage were entitled to follow their religious beliefs and were not guilty of any form of discrimination, the Supreme Court has ruled in what has been dubbed by the media [...]
In December 2016 we wrote about the sad case of Bellman vs Northampton Recruitment. This looked at whether employers can be held liable for issues occurring after an office Christmas party. It’s well established in employment law that a Christmas party should always be considered as [...]
In October 2017, we outlined the proposed right for recently bereaved parents to take two weeks of Parental Bereavement Leave following the loss of a child under 18. The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 has just received Royal Assent and the law is now expected to [...]
With summer temperatures soaring to the highest levels since 1976, employers should be thinking about how they should manage the workplace environment to keep their workers in the best conditions possible. The Legal Position The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations of 1992 say that an [...]
The 2018 World Cup in Moscow is now well under way. Businesses may have already been handling annual leave requests from the more astute football fans, but for the less organised followers of the sport, time’s up for holiday requests. With afternoon kick offs scheduled throughout [...]
In August 2017 the Employment Tribunal decided that a cycle courier working for Addison Lee was a “worker” under UK employment law and not self-employed. This meant that he was entitled to holiday pay. The contract between Addison Lee and the courier Mr Gascoigne stated specifically [...]
Is it disability discrimination to refuse to employ somebody because you think that a condition they have may become a disability in future? In the recent case of Chief Constable of Norfolk vs Coffey, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) decided that yes it is. Ms Coffey [...]
In February 2018 the Government announced a response to Matthew Taylor’s Review of Modern Working Practices which came out last year. The Business Secretary Matthew Taylor pledged to introduce what he called a “Good Work Plan” and follow through on some of the recommendations in the [...]
One of the highest profile employment law cases of recent times went to the Supreme Court on 20 February 2018. Gary Smith worked for Pimlico between 2005 and 2011 as a “self-employed” plumber. He was required to wear a Pimlico uniform, lease a signwritten company van [...]
In the recent case of Parsons vs. Airplus International, Ms Parsons made a number of disclosures to her employer in her role as legal compliance officer for the company. The company found her rude and difficult to deal with and eventually sacked her after just 6 [...]
