Employment Law
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The current and critical HGV driver shortage has triggered a relaxation in the EU Drivers’ Hours Rules for HGV drivers. The Government is seeking to address this problem that it...
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A multidisciplinary team from Ashtons Legal have recently assisted leading local insurance broker, Ryan Insurance (Ryan’s), and their Chairman Tim Ryan in the sale of the business to London-based insurance...
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There are increasing calls for the government to change the existing Shared Parental Leave policy and replace it with a new system similar to the one in place in Sweden...
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Sexual harassment in the workplace has taken new forms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sexual harassment occurs where both: ‘A’ engages in unwanted/unwelcome/uninvited conduct of a sexual nature. The conduct has...
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IR35 legislation tackles ‘disguised employment’ where an individual worker provides their services through an intermediary (such as a personal service company) but works more like an ‘employee’ for the end-user...
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The Employment Tribunal (ET) has issued a road map for 2021/22, which outlines the steps it will take over the coming months as the restrictions begin to ease. The ET...
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The Supreme Court has ruled in a long-awaited judgment that care workers are not entitled to the national minimum wage for periods when they are asleep on shift. Facts Mrs...
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Following from the Prime Ministers announcement of the Covid-19 roadmap, The Lord Chief Justice has confirmed that over the next few months criminal and civil Court hearings will begin to...
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This is an update to our previous Ultimate Furlough FAQs articles. This is an ever-changing landscape and if the position changes further we will issue a further update. The Coronavirus...
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In 2020, the UK reported a gender pay gap of 15.5%, in favour of men. This means on average, men are paid more than women. The gender pay gap is...
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Uber BV (Uber) challenged the employment status of drivers who provide their services through the Uber application (Uber App). The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed their appeal and upheld an Employment...
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In the recent case Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that an employer’s race discrimination training was ‘stale’ and the employer could have taken further...
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