Supreme Court rules that care sector workers not entitled to National Minimum Wage while sleeping
By Angela Strzyzewska, Senior Solicitor.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that carers who are required to sleep at their workplace in case they...
Supreme Court Confirms that Uber Drivers are Workers
By Gillian Cumming, Senior Solicitor.
The much-anticipated judgment of the final appeal of the Uber Case to the Supreme Court has today been...
The Ashers Bakery Case - Why the Bakery Won
By David Reid, Director.
In this analysis, I look at the basis for yesterday’s decision in the case of the Northern Irish bakery which refused...
Supreme Court Dismisses Pimlico Plumbers Appeal
By Amanda Deeley, Solicitor.
The Supreme Court has today (13 June 2018) handed down its judgment in the case of Pimlico Plumbers v Smith.
This...
Latest ACAS statistics
By Angela Strzyzewska.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has published its most recent quarterly statistics, taking into account...
How Discretionary is a Contractual Discretionary Benefit - Expert Comments
It has always been important to take care when drafting contractual terms. In light of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment, employers, when offering employment...
How Discretionary is a Contractual Discretionary Benefit
To motivate, retain or recruit employees, employers often offer a range of contractual benefits. In many cases, employers will want to have discretion over...
Supreme Court holds that equal pay claims should not be struck out by the High Court
It was recently announced that Birmingham City Council has been unsuccessful in its appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision that employees are entitled...
Right to legal representation at disciplinary hearings - Expert Comments
The UK Supreme Court has decided that a teaching assistant was not after all entitled to legal representation at disciplinary proceedings related to allegations...
Right to legal representation at disciplinary hearings
Last week, the UK Supreme Court decided that a teaching assistant was not after all entitled to legal representation at disciplinary proceedings related to...
Dismissal by letter – When is the dismissal effective?
Identifying the effective date of termination is more than an academic point.
