Another year; another raft of changes to employment law. Thankfully, given the challenges that last couple of years has presented, the changes could be considered to be relatively uncontroversial. We have set out some of the key changes below...
DC Employment Solicitors acted in the unusual case of Gardiner Graphics Group Limited v Russell Pay, a sprawling, drawn out case lasting approaching three years from beginning to end. Initially, injunction proceedings in the High Court were...
In the case of Gardiner Graphics Group Limited v Russell Pay, the court had to consider a claim for damages by the claimant company against the defendant (for whom this firm acted) for alleged breaches of restrictive covenants contained within a...
The Court of Appeal has recently provided a judgement on the interpretation of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (‘AWR 2010’) in the context of the extent to which agency workers should be informed of vacancies by the business where they are...
As many of you will be aware, over the last few years there has been a number of high-profile cases which have addressed the difficult concept of whether individuals working in the ‘gig economy’ are employees, workers or self-employed. Last...
COVID-related cases continue to emerge from the employment tribunal. Many cases are showing that claimants are relying on the provisions of section 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which give automatic unfair dismissal protection for...
Background The government has recently launched a consultation on draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2019 and associated draft guidance, which resurrect plans to introduce a £95,000 cap on exit payments in the public...
The following case is a useful reminder to both employers and employees that for the past couple of years all judgments and written reasons will remain online indefinitely. Therefore, parties involved in Employment Tribunal proceedings may need...
The recent case of Stefanko and others v Maritime Hotel Ltd in the Employment Appeal Tribunal prompted me to write this short article to remind employers about the importance of issuing employees with (at the very least) with a ‘written statement...
Welcome Welcome to the first of this year’s Employment Law Snapshots. The case that I’ll be looking at in this article deals with the controversial topic of the rules surrounding the disclosure of documentation in Employment...
Welcome Hello and welcome to issue 14 of my Employment Law Snapshot. With the General Election only a couple of days away, in this episode, I have read through the manifestos of the leading political parties for their comments and pledges on...
Introduction Hello and welcome to issue 13 of my Employment Law Snapshot. Spring has now officially sprung and I hope that you all survived April Fool’s Day last week. I spent a happy weekend scouring the newspapers trying to spot real...
