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 [...]
If you have employees with disabilities, you have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to allow them to do their job. So how do you decide whether they are disabled or not? While a tribunal may have to make the final decision, you need to be [...]
If you are considering installing CCTV cameras in your workplace, it is important to make sure that you follow the rules so you can’t be accused of violating the right to privacy. There has been a huge increase in the amount of recording in recent years [...]
It comes as no surprise that statistics recently published by the Ministry of Justice have shown a large increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims against employers. Although statistics are published on a quarterly basis, the figures for October – December 2017 are of particular [...]
ACAS has recently published advice for employers on how to support parents who have given birth to premature or sick babies. As you would expect the normal processes for communication and paperwork gathering need to be dealt with carefully in such a delicate situation. The advice [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently considered whether a worker who did not take holiday because he was not paid for periods of annual leave was in fact entitled to 13 years’ worth of unpaid holiday pay. EU Law Holiday Entitlement and [...]
Here’s a simple question – when you started your business did you put in place a Shareholder or Partnership agreement? You could be forgiven for pushing this to the bottom of the pile whilst you focus on building and expanding your business but you don’t want [...]