Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard a crucial gig economy case with Pimlico Plumbers challenging last year’s Court of Appeal decision that a plumber who signed an agreement with the company defining himself as self-employed, was in fact a worker. Last year, in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Another v Smith, the Court of Appeal held that a
Taylor Review: Government pledges to reform workers’ rights
The Government have reported that it will enforce workers’ rights from their first day in a new job. On 7th February, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said it had acted on “all but one of Matthew Taylors 53 recommendations.” It has been proposed that the Good Work Plan will ensure that all
National Sickie Day 2018 – How should employers deal with absence in the workplace
It has been reported that traditionally, the first Monday in February is the day in which the greatest number of employees in the UK take the day off due to illness. It is suggested that this is down to a number of factors; this is the first pay weekend since Christmas, meaning a lot of
Presidents Club Scandal – Should this lead to better protections for employees?
Following the undercover investigation conducted by the Financial Times, the issue of liability for third-party harassment has once again been again been challenged. On this occasion, female hostesses are believed to have been subjected to sexual harassment by male guests at a high-profile charity event. It has been claimed that the female employees were groped
