Hello everyone and thank you for joining us for another case of the week. Last week, we looked at a claim for race discrimination and unconscious bias. For anyone that missed it, you can find that case here. This week, we are looking at employment status involving a claim by a volunteer against a coastguard [...]
Hello again and welcome back to our case of the week. Last week we had our monthly newsletter for September 2023, where we looked at the sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, sick days being the highest they’ve been for a decade and Sheffield City Council potentially facing thousands of equal pay claims. Those that [...]
When is a taxi driver not a taxi driver? When he’s a worker! Ok, maybe not the funniest of jokes. But it is this week’s Case of the Week. The Employment Tribunal, in a landmark ruling, has stated that private hire taxi drivers are workers and not self-employed. Employment rights all depend on the legal [...]
EAT Rules That You Do Not Actually Have to Do Any Work to Be a ‘Worker’ The EAT has ruled that you do not actually have to do any work to be a ‘worker’ for the purposes of the Employment Right Act 1998 (ERA). Mr. Somerville was a barrister who, amongst other things, sat [...]
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 [...]
