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- Type:
- How to
Updated to refer to the Court of Appeal decision in Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom, which confirmed that the coastal rescue volunteer had worker status.
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- Employment law guide
There are no current updates.
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- Date:
- 26 June 2024
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- Podcasts and webinars
Brightmine legal editors Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson offer a countdown of the top 10 employment law proposals that are likely to have the biggest impact on employers after the general election.
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- Employment law cases
In Groom v Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a volunteer coastal rescue officer was a worker when he attended activities that had the promise of remuneration.
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- Date:
- 29 May 2024
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- Commentary and insights
With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, we look at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated with additional information on the calculation of holiday entitlement and holiday pay.
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- Employment law cases
In Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another, the Supreme Court held that Deliveroo riders are not in an employment relationship and fall outside the scope of the trade union rights under art.11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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- Employment law cases
In Alsnih v Al Quds Al-Arabi Publishing & Advertising, an employment tribunal held that the dismissal of an employee for refusing to use a work-related app on her personal phone was procedurally and substantively unfair.
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- Date:
- 29 July 2022
- Type:
- News
The UK Government has published guidance on employment status that defines the rights and protections employees are entitled to, including pay, leave and working conditions.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that a worker who was wrongly classified as self-employed and refused paid holiday by his employer is entitled to compensation for all the unpaid leave he took throughout his employment.