by admin | Mar 18, 2021 | Legal Update
The age-old question of employment status has been in the news again, as Uber lost its appeal at the UK supreme court. Uber was arguing that their drivers are self-employed contractors who are contracted directly with customers and are therefore self-employed and not...
by admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Legal Update
The government has laid down new regulations which extend the provisions of s.44(1)(d) + (e ) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) to workers. The background: Well, at the moment an employee can claim in a tribunal if subjected to a detriment because, in...
by admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Legal Update
By now, a lot of us will be aware of the fact that furlough has once again been extended. The Chancellor announced in his March 2021 Budget that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended for a further 5 months and will now end on 30 September 2021....
by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Legal Update
We are all just about getting to grips with the new concept of furloughing, a brand-new word and concept introduced into UK employment law in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. In a short space of time there has been lots of learning in this new...
by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Legal Update
What a busy week last week was, now I have had time to take stock and consider all of the announcements and developments, I thought it would be useful for me to give you a brief run-through. For more information and the detail, where we know the devil hides, join me...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Legal Update
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the ‘Scheme’) opened for claims on 20 April 2020. By way of a quick re-cap, the key features of the Scheme are. The employer must agree with the employee that they are a furloughed worker to be eligible; Employees must be notified...
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