Hello and welcome to our bumper newsletter to take you in to the Bank Holiday weekend. Worker Status First up is the Uber case. The Supreme Court rejected Uber’s appeal and held all Uber’s drivers were workers. Workers have fewer employment rights than employees but are still entitled to: The National Minimum Wage. All [...]
Greetings and welcome back to your weekly dose of case law. Last week’s case was about religious discrimination and focused on expressing views about gay marriage and single parenthood. This week, we have two cases; one concerning restrictive covenants and another concerning tribunal procedure and awards. This is a case that we have covered at […]
This week we are once again looking at covenants (groans) but this time through the lens of wrongful dismissal. The question this week is: Can an employer enforce post-termination restrictions against an employee who has been wrongfully dismissed? Can the length of a notice period affirm a breach of contract? The Claimants, Mr Brown, Ms […]
This week we are looking at the enforceability of restrictive covenants. Restrictive covenants are a contractual clause that limits a former employee’s activities for a defined period of time post-termination in order to protect a legitimate business interest. These interests can include clients, staff, competitors and company information. Generally speaking, the enforceability of a covenant […]
Good morning and welcome back to your weekly dose of case law. Last week we had two cases for you, one about employment status and another on tribunal fees. This week, we have three cases for you. Yes three! (groan/cheer – delete as appropriate) Our first case is a Court of Appeal case that concerns […]
Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman Our next case concerns restrictive covenants. The enforceability of covenants can be a problematic area for many employers, especially those involved in sales. For the uninitiated, restrictive covenants are a contractual clause that limits a former employee’s activities post-termination in order to protect a legitimate business interest. These interests can […]
For many people, a contract of employment will be the most valuable contract they sign in their life. How many people seek legal advice on contracts of employment before signing them? The answer in our experience is relatively few, even fairly senior employees. There are lots of issues that employees may not consider when signing […]
