Employment Law
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This is an update to our original article posted on 20 March 2020. I am “vulnerable” due to my health, age or pregnancy, but my employer expects me to come...
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We’ve put together some frequently asked questions and answers about the coronavirus and how it may affect your business. 1. What are employers’ obligations? Employers have a legal duty to...
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The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...
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The case of Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall was heard by the Court of Appeal last year, in the conjoined appeal with Ali v Capita. The question before the...
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There are a number of changes due to come into force with effect from 6 April 2020 following Theresa May’s Government’s Good Work Plan, issued in December 2018 following the...
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The Good Work Plan was a consultation following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Following that consultation, various pieces of legislation are to be enacted. Generally, the Good Work...
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Do you engage drivers through their own personal service companies directly or through an agency? Have you reviewed the basis upon which you engage these drivers? Are you aware that...
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The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) protects the rights of employees when the business they work for or the contract they work on transfers to another...
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has considered the question of whether annual leave must be carried over from one leave year to another if the employee was...
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Ashtons has recently advised the owners of The Payroll Service Company Ltd (PSC) on the sale of their business to Access UK Ltd (Access). PSC was founded by Jan and...
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Government consultation recently closed on 29th April this year which looked at regulation of confidentiality clauses within non-disclosure agreements or NDAs. In the employment context this means confidentiality clauses as...
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Case update: Brazel v The Harpur [2019] EWCA Civ 1402 At the beginning of the year, we reported on the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision in the case of Brazel v...
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