Supreme Court
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The decision has finally been given in the Agnew case – it confirms that when deciding whether a series of underpayments of holiday pay is linked, this will be determined...
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Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in the case of Harpur v Brazel dealing with a key principle in relation to how to calculate holiday for...
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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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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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Supreme Court decides Morrisons is not vicariously liable for data breach deliberately carried out by a rogue employee. Employers will be relieved by the Supreme Court’s decision that employers should...
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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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No was the answer of the Supreme Court to this question in the case of Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and Others, in the judgment handed down on 10 October 2018. The...
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The Supreme Court has ruled that families will no longer require legal permission to end care for loved-ones in a long-term, permanent vegetative stage. This means that where relatives and...
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The Supreme Court today found in favour of plumber Gary Smith in his claim that he was entitled to sick pay and holiday pay, despite his employer Pimlico Plumbers claiming...
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In July, the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal claim fees were unlawful, and now it’s been confirmed that an ex-employee has been granted an extension of time to pursue...
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The Supreme Court has today decided the case of R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor. Unison challenged the rules in relation to tribunal fees introduced in July...
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If you are thinking of making a Will leaving all your money to charity and none to an estranged child, or are a child who is not a beneficiary of...
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