In the latest Tribunal case dealing with the long-running saga concerning employment status in the “gig economy”, the Leeds Employment Tribunal has ruled that a group of Hermes couriers are workers, rather than independent contractors. The case was brought by…
While everyone in the country is rooting for a win in tonight’s World Cup semi-final, for some, a loss will mean more than the loss of a mid-week excuse to hit the pub. Recent statistics have shown that when England…
In the case of Lancaster and Duke Limited v Wileman, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the effective date of termination (EDT) should be extended by the statutory minimum notice period for the purpose of calculating an employee’s length…
A new report from SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) and independent think tank, Centre for Future Studies, reveals the UK is leaving medical and care preferences to chance. The report looks at the ever-increasing number of people living with dementia…
The construction industry depends on regular cash flow and the financial disaster of contractor insolvency can derail an entire construction project. Here we consider the measures an employer may take to protect itself from a contractor becoming insolvent during or…
A heterosexual couple have recently won a landmark legal right to enter into a civil partnership as an alternative to getting married. Civil partnerships were introduced in 2005 in order to provide same-sex couples with the same legal protection and…
In the latest case in the gig economy, the Supreme Court has ruled that a heating engineer, working for Pimlico Plumbers, was a worker and not self-employed. Mr Gary Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers as a plumber and heating engineer.…
Driven by a culture of heavy workloads, millions of UK workers have gone to work when they were ill instead of taking the day off, according to a report published by insurance company Aviva. The report shows that around 7…
The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: Part 2 of 2018 Kenneth T. Salmon and Katy Ormston This article forms Part 2 of the series of articles continuing the reporting and review of…
When considering the options available to a client in a dispute between a client and a third party, a Solicitor should always discuss whether Mediation or some other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedure may be more appropriate than litigation, arbitration…
