An interesting employment tribunal decision has been handed down in the case of Afshar and others v Addison Lee: https://shorturl.at/Svqn3. In finding that the Addison Lee drivers were workers and not self-employed, the...more
Urlaubsansprüche verjähren erst dann, wenn der Arbeitgeber seine Beschäftigten auf den Urlaubsanspruch hingewiesen und zur Urlaubsnahme aufgefordert hat – so der Europäische Gerichtshof mit Urteil vom gestrigen Tag (EuGH,...more
Last week, the UK Supreme Court issued a significant holiday pay decision, Harpur Trust v Brazel, ruling that part-year workers (who only work certain weeks of the year) should not have their paid holiday entitlement...more
Our March update considers key employment law developments from February 2022. It includes an important case on holiday pay for gig economy workers, EAT guidance on employment status and a case considering the ability of a...more
Key Takeaways for Employers - The UK’s Court of Appeal has issued a significant holiday pay decision, Smith v Pimlico Plumbers [2022] EWCA Civ 70, ruling that workers who were misclassified as independent contractors can...more
Our July update considers recent developments in employment law, including cases on shared parental pay, holiday pay calculations and whistleblowing disclosures. We also outline other points of note, including proposed...more
Uber drivers in the UK are “workers” entitled to earn at least the national minimum wage and enjoy other statutory benefits and protections an Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) held on November 9, upholding the decision of...more
While misclassification battles over the status of gig economy workers rage here in the United States, we are by no means the only country grappling with these thorny 21st-century legal issues. On Novemeber 10th, in fact, an...more
The Court of Appeal has given its much anticipated decision in British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock A2/2016/1163. Confirming the earlier decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal has held that U.K. law should...more
In the continuing litigation on holiday pay, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock UKEAT/0189/15 has confirmed that U.K. law should be interpreted in line with EU law which requires commission...more
As you may have heard, the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has delivered its hotly-anticipated decision in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited, rejecting British Gas’ appeal… but, in our view, it’s a bit of a damp squib,...more