Legal Insights

Taskmaster and gig-er, zero-hour contracts and platform working: these are some of the modern manifestations of the UK labour market...

Workers in some sectors, such as residential care and hospitality, may be permitted to sleep at work during their night shift in order to...

In children act proceedings, it is always a difficult decision as to whether a child's views should be taken into account and whether...

The government has just announced that where there was a failure to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) that wholly or partially related...

There has been quite a focus in recent months on Irish Judicial appointments and the manner and method in which they take place. Ireland...

The Supreme Court have recently allowed an appeal of a wife who wishes to now change the terms of the Consent Order agreed in 2010. 

Part...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) started an investigation into how the care home market is functioning in January this year....

With yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful, our Employment law experts take a look...

In this month's bulletin we look at what has happened in employment law over the last month in our regular in brief article as well as...

Following a four year fight by UNISON, the Supreme Court has allowed their appeal and held that employment tribunal fees are unlawful.

Hugely significant news for employers and employees this morning as the Supreme Court has ruled that Employment Tribunal (ET) fees are...

For the past four years, to issue an employment tribunal claim against their employer employees had to pay a fee: £160 or £250 depending...

Today, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the current Employment Tribunal fee regime is unlawful. Our employment law experts...

Ten years on from the first signs of the financial crisis, the G20 met earlier this month to review nearly a decade’s worth of progress...

This kind of raid demonstrates that it is not only the tax and duty that is stake, but also peoples safety. 

Household debt poses a danger to everyone in the UK economy, Bank of England (BoE) executive director of financial stability Alex Brazier...

This is one of the strangest things I have seen in a while, probably not unexpected though. A vending machine company based in Wisconsin...

An employee comes in to your office one day and asks for a private word. “I think I’ve spotted errors on the last financial report, and...

Uber have had the displeasure of another claim again them. Not to do with the ever growing drama on the gig-economy, and not even in the...

Ireland has a real opportunity to attract new business while the Brexit uncertainty remains. The easiest new business to win is from the...

Much of the press coverage of the BBC’s recent disclosure of its top earners’ salaries has focused on the apparent gender imbalance in...

The ONS have published further figures which indicate that there has been an increase in the number of couples over the age of 65...

We know that HMRC are actively enforcing the National Minimum Wage (NMW), especially in the care sector. However, their initial line of...

More information on pay disparity between the sexes will come to the fore next April when businesses are required to publish certain...

The Government today announced the scrapping of credit card & paypal surcharges, likely to hit many retailers and travel operators faced...

Our HR Consultant, Cathryn Foreman, shares her thoughts on today's BBC Pay report, and what the pay gap means.

Today the BBC published its...

The BBC has come under fire today after publication of its top salaries. The broadcaster has been accused of paying it's female stars...

Our Employment law partner, Richard Thomas, was featured in The Lawyer Monthly's summary of the recent Taylor Review - and whether it's...

I have spent a lot of my working life helping others deal with employment relationships that have gone wrong. As an employment lawyer I...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) in Government Legal Service (‘GLS’) v Brookes held yes.

Ms Brookes applied for a training contract...

In Fulton and Anor v Bear Scotland Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) has confirmed the earlier decision that, for the purposes...

Unless the contract provides otherwise, the employer should make the deduction at the rate of 1/365 of annual pay for employees on annual...

The Court of Appeal investigated this in Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and held that it did not matter. 

Beatt, a...

Yes, the EAT held in Green v SIG Trading Ltd.

A limited company registered in the UK employed Green as the managing director of its...

In this month's newsbytes, our employment law lawyers look at a range of high-profile cases, from deduction from wages due to strike...

The increasing attention given to mental health and illness over recent years means we are getting familiar with the statistics around...

As a follow up to my GDPR post last week do check out this video put together by law firm Lewis Silkin. I love a list and this a nice...

The situation that the woman in this piece finds herself in is frightening, but sadly not all that unusual. 

Many couples believe that...

It is hard to believe that only now has a ruling be made to allow the same rights for same sex marriages in regards to pensions....

Thousands of working mothers are cutting short their maternity leave over fears that taking 'more time off than absolutely necessary'...

The Supreme Court have made a ruling that, in a same sex marriage, the pensions rights of spouses should be the same of couples in a...

This is an important move by Lloyds. But it is best seen as part of a bigger picture, one that includes not only the FCA's study of high...

Shhh… it’s not really a secret, but did you know that EU countries must have in place legislation to bring the Trade Secrets Directive...

As you may have read, Matthew Taylor has published his eagerly awaited Government commissioned review into ‘Modern Working Practices’...

Matthew Taylor’s review puts a spotlight on modern working practices and outlines new approaches towards worker’s rights to ensure “good...

Immigration continues to be a divisive issue at the heart of the Brexit debate. It will undoubtedly shape negotiations over the next two...

Have banks gone too far seeking to appease regulators by avoiding any clients deemed risky?

Probably!  However, given the way regulators...

A study has been published in which it is suggested that a family of four would require an annual income of £40,800 to live comfortably. 

Employment law associate, Esyllt Green, shares her thoughts on Deliveroo's announcement that they'll pay employees benefits - if the law...

There are many married couples who have separated but do not wish to pursue the 'divorce' route, mainly due to the formalities, time and...

With the new RBA regulation payments in place as of 1 July, the ACCC cracking down on payment surcharging.  and the myriad of payments...

Social media can play a big part in our day to day lives; however do we ever stop and think what impact our social media can have on our...

Recent increases in Seattle’s minimum wage have been closely watched across the world and the political spectrum. Indeed, wages for...

Yesterday I read the post quoted below stating that that pub chain JD Wetherspoon has deleted its entire email database...

An estranged couple have hit the headlines this week as their divorce legal fees are in the region of £10 million. 

This is likely to be...