New entrepreneurial visa route announced
In a move announced by the Home Secretary yesterday, foreign nationals who want to start a business in the UK will be able to apply for a "start-up" visa.
Victoria Albon
Full bioSupreme Court dismisses the appeal in Pimlico Plumbers
The Supreme Court handed down its judgment yesterday in the case of Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Gary Smith [2018] UKSC 29 confirming (as the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal had) that Mr Smith was a worker within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act and not, as Pimlico Plumbers contended, self-employed.
Updated DBS guidance for employers
Updated DBS guidance for employers The Home Office and the Disclosure and Barring Service have updated their guidance for employers […]
Notice of termination: are you sure your employee has been dismissed?
It is a common misconception amongst employers that notice of dismissal (or in cases where no notice is given, dismissal […]
'Egregiously unfair' dismissal costs employer £30,000
The employer, Michelin, dismissed their employee who was signed off with stress.
Managing a flexible workforce
With Christmas on the way (a busy time of year in many sectors – including hospitality) Big Hospitality has published […]
Check the holiday calendar!
Failure to correctly plan pilots' holidays will result in Ryanair cancelling hundreds of flights over the next six weeks.
Suspension for alleged misconduct may be a breach of contract
In the recent case of Agoreyo v. London Borough of Lambeth [2017] EWHC 2019 (QB), the High Court has held that suspension as a "knee-jerk" reaction to an allegation of misconduct may in itself be sufficient to breach the implied contractual term of trust and confidence.
Self-employed contractors and the gig economy – keep watching this space!
Pimlico Plumbers has now been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision reached by the Supreme Court will be significant as the highest authority on the employment status of purportedly self-employed contractors. It is likely to have implications for the so-called "gig economy".
Slowly getting there – what might immigration look like after Brexit?
It may not have been accompanied by the usual pomp and circumstance, but the Queen’s speech yesterday did give us […]
Shared parental pay – equal rights for fathers in sex discrimination claim
In Ali v. Capita Customer Management Ltd, the employment tribunal upheld a father’s claim of sex discrimination on the basis […]
The zero-hours contract debate: is the end in sight?
It was reported yesterday that McDonald’s is set to offer employment contracts containing fixed hours to its 115,000 employees employed […]