Employment status

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers

  In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, the Supreme Court, agreeing with the employment tribunal and lower appeal courts, ruled that Uber drivers are workers and are entitled to receive the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.

• Date:

  17 December 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Seven key employment law cases from 2020

  While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Gig economy: EU health and safety rights extend to workers, High Court rules

  In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Statutory rights available to workers/employees/employee shareholders

  Updated to reflect that the right to a written statement of terms and conditions of employment has been extended to workers, from 6 April 2020.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What defines a self-employed person?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Court of Appeal confirms that Uber drivers are "workers"

  In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, the Court of Appeal held that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed and are entitled to progress their claims for the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  No collective bargaining rights for self-employed Deliveroo riders, rules High Court

  In R (on the application of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) v the Central Arbitration Committee and another, the High Court held that Deliveroo riders are not workers and therefore are not automatically entitled to a collective bargaining arrangement.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Employment status: Private hire drivers were workers, rules EAT

  In Addison Lee Ltd v Lange and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that drivers who worked within the employer's private hire business were workers rather than self-employed.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the difference between a worker who is an employee and one who is not?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Supreme Court confirms that "self-employed" plumbers are workers

  In Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a "self-employed" plumber qualified as a "worker" under the statutory provisions and was entitled to the rights of a worker.