True or False? An exploration into common employment law myths and misunderstandings (online)
Holidays – Supreme Court rejects popular ‘percentage method’ in key decision
Holiday entitlement for workers without normal working hours must be calculated strictly in accordance with the Working Time Regulations 1998, even if this means full-time salaried workers are worse off by comparison.
Can’t Get to Work?
As the recent RMT strikes have demonstrated, there may be circumstances in which employees will find it difficult or even entirely infeasible to travel to work. Whether you are an employer or employee, it is important to understand the rights and obligations that attach to such scenarios.
A Threat to Privileged Negotiations – The Limits of Unambiguous Impropriety
Will threats of criminal prosecution or regulatory action always remove privilege for ‘without prejudice’ correspondence? We consider the scope of Unambiguous Impropriety in light of the recent Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd v Sommer tribunal case.
Exploitation in construction
A new report highlights the modern slavery risk in the construction sector.
Has the Employment Bill been indefinitely shelved?
The Employment Bill was first included in the Queen’s Speech over three years ago, but it was notably absent from this year’s reading.
Employee Refuses to Work in the Pandemic
In a recent case the EAT upheld an employment tribunal decision that an employee who refused to return to the workplace during the coronavirus pandemic was not automatically unfairly dismissed.