Businesses using the services of self-employed consultants would be forgiven for questioning whether they need to change their working model as the trend of legal decisions establishing worker status...
In a highly publicised Supreme Court decision, the recent case of Brewster v Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee has seen an unmarried woman win the right to receive survivor's pension following the death of her partner.
Last week, we reported on the publication of the draft regulations (the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017) which form part of the reforms to the intermediaries rules (IR35) for those engaged by...
An application to order compliance with a subject access request was refused by the High Court because the data controller's searches were found to be reasonable and proportionate, and the legal professional privilege exemption had been properly claimed..
In the 2016 Autumn Statement, the government announced that it would be implementing legislation to reform the intermediaries rules (IR35), for those engaged by the public sector through an intermediary...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal had to consider whether an employer's refusal to grant an employee five consecutive weeks' leave in order to attend a series of religious festivals amounted to indirect religion or belief discrimination, in the case of...
Another recent prosecution by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) of a former employee highlights the need for employers to ensure they are taking appropriate measures when it comes to the protection of data.
The government, on 20 January 2017, published the draft Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 (the Regulations)...
Two recent tribunal decisions on the application of the disability discrimination legislation have reached somewhat surprising conclusions and could have far-reaching implications for universities as employers.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has published a new guide "to help employers and managers identify, tackle and prevent sex discrimination in the workplace".
The recent decision of Legends Live Ltd v Harrison demonstrates the importance of taking prompt and decisive action following a breach of a restrictive covenant.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that disciplinary action taken against a senior manager for imposing her Christian beliefs on a junior worker of Muslim faith was not discriminatory.