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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Calls for Changes to Operation of ‘Gig Economy’ Employers
Employers in the so-called ‘gig economy’ have recently found themselves in the spotlight again, after a report from the Work and Pensions Committee criticised them for utilising what the Committee referred to as ‘bogus’ self-employment practices.https://www.klglaw.co.uk/News/Changes-gig-economy-employers.html
Zero Hours’ Contract – Exclusivity Clauses
The Coalition Government made great play of its banning the use of exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts, ensuring that employees with no guaranteed hours are free to do work for other employers. We could debate how meaningful that restriction is, … Continue reading
Unlawful Deduction of Wages – Contractual Disputes: Agarwal v Cardiff University and another
A worker who suffers a deduction from wages may bring a claim in the employment tribunal to recover the shortfall if it was not made in accordance with a written agreement with the employer or provided for in writing within … Continue reading
Employers Urged to Tackle Discrimination
The Government’s gender pay reporting regulations came into force in April this year and require companies with 250 or more employees to publish details on what they pay male and female staff. The Government has heralded the regulations as an … Continue reading
Transfer of Undertakings – Service Provision Charge
The key requirement for a service provision change to be covered by TUPE is that there is – immediately before the transfer – an organised grouping of employees whose principal purpose is carrying out the activity that is being transferred. … Continue reading
Mortgage Lending from the Bank of Mum and Dad
New research has revealed that the Bank of Mum and Dad is now on a par with the 9th largest mortgage lender in the UK and will be involved in 26% of all property transactions that take place in the … Continue reading
Religious Dress in the Workplace – Achbita v G4S Secure Solutions NV
Whatever you might have read elsewhere, the Court of Justice for the European Union has categorically not ruled that employers are allowed to ban the wearing of Islamic headscarves in the workplace. But what the Court does say in the … Continue reading
Redundancy Payments – Refusing an Offer of Suitable Alternative Employment
An otherwise redundant employee who unreasonably refuses an offer of suitable alternative employment will not be entitled to a redundancy payment. In Dunne v Colin and Avril Ltd, Mrs Dunne worked for her previous employer for more than 12 years … Continue reading
Employment Status – Gig Economy
It looks like the key employment law issue for 2017 will be employment status. In recent months, there have been cases affecting a range of workers operating in the ‘gig economy’ where employment tribunals have held that they are entitled … Continue reading
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