Gig Economy – New PAYE System For Gig Workers

The overriding theme of the gig economy is that everything is up in the air and very little is certain. Government inaction has meant case law has taken over but that could yet be overruled by new legislation. One of the many non definitive- indicators of employment status is whether the employee or employer handles […]

By |2019-12-23T20:04:33+00:00July 27th, 2018|Employment Status|0 Comments

IWGB v Deliveroo

Late last year, we covered the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) case of IWGB v Roo Foods Limited t/a Deliveroo. Whilst we don’t usually cover cases from the CAC this case was relevant to the gig economy because it held Deliveroo couriers were not eligible for union recognition because of a clause in their contract that […]

Pimlico Plumbers v Smith

Our next case is the gig economy/employment status case of Pimlico Plumbers. This case has been through the ET, EAT and Court of Appeal, our take on the CoA judgment late last year included a table that set out what factors are indicative of a person’s employment status. Anyone who is unfamiliar with employment status […]

Addison Lee Ltd v Gascoigne

Good morning and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at limitation dates. That case concerned a parcel delivery company DHL and coincidently one of our cases this week concerns another company involved in transport, taxi firm, Addison Lee. This week we have two cases, one on employment status and […]

By |2019-12-23T20:14:33+00:00May 18th, 2018|Case of the Week - Blog, Employment Status|0 Comments

Gig Economy Update – Lack of Progress Brought into Focus by Tragedy

The gig economy is an issue that urgently needed addressing this year. The Taylor Report, whilst lacking teeth, did outline some suggestions to improve conditions for the 1.1 million people currently doing gig work. The Government however, has not implemented the report well and the proposals do not really address any of the issues with […]

By |2019-12-30T11:48:58+00:00February 23rd, 2018|Contract of Employment, Gig economy|0 Comments

Gig Economy News – Sash Windows and Holiday Pay

It’s Friday and the first day of December, to see you through to the weekend and tomorrow’s advent chocolate we have our monthly newsletter. Nothing says festive cheer like an employment law round-up of everything that happened in November! Last month’s update had features on ET fees, bereavement leave, and modern slavery. Last week’s case […]

By |2019-12-24T16:38:09+00:00December 1st, 2017|Holiday Pay|0 Comments

IWGB v Deliveroo – Are Deliveroo couriers workers and thus entitled to trade union recognition?

  Hello and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at the gig economy and how Uber drivers are workers not self-employed. This week we have another gig economy case for you, however this time it concerns Deliveroo. Their couriers were pushing for trade union recognition. As this case concerns […]

By |2019-12-24T16:39:39+00:00November 24th, 2017|Trade Unions|0 Comments

Aslam, Farrar and Others v Uber – Are Uber an agency that links drivers to customers?

Hello and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week, we looked at sex discrimination and why you should always make sure there is a door between the showers and the changing room! This week, we will be looking at the gig economy. The gig economy has been the big issue in employment […]

By |2019-12-24T16:40:02+00:00November 17th, 2017|Employment Status|0 Comments

Gig Economy News – Addison Lee drivers are workers

Employment status has been the big issue for employment law this year. Taxi drivers, couriers, plumbers and even interpreters have all had cases that relate to sham self-employment and a recent Employment Tribunal case added further argument that agents of these companies will often be workers and not self-employed contractors. In this case, the Claimants […]

By |2017-09-29T11:39:38+00:00September 29th, 2017|Employment Tribunals|0 Comments

Can multi-dimensional treatment foster carers be employees of the local authority whom they foster for?

Welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at two cases, one of them concerning equal pay, the other a right to privacy. The latter of those cases was an ECHR case that could have significant impact on email and social media monitoring both during recruitment and the course of employment. This week […]

King v The Sash Window Workshop – Entitled to Paid Leave & Age Discrimination issues

Welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at shared parental leave and restrictive covenants. This week we have a case on the right to holiday pay. Unlike most of the cases we cover, this case has been referred to the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU). Whilst the […]

By |2017-06-20T09:03:16+00:00June 20th, 2017|Age Discrimination|0 Comments

Gig Economy News – Uber Appeal Granted

You may remember last year Uber lost an Employment Tribunal claim regarding employment status. The ET held that Uber drivers were workers and not self-employed, a major blow for many similar companies based on the ‘self-employed’ model. Similar cases followed with claims against Pimlico Plumbers, Deliveroo, Citisafe, Hermes et.al. all being in the news over the […]

By |2017-04-28T08:56:49+00:00April 28th, 2017|Employer Advice|0 Comments

Can a self-employed contractor bring a disability discrimination claim?

Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Welcome back, after last week’s religious discrimination update, we have another Case Law Update for you. This week’s case is about a plumber and is one you may have heard about in the news. It is yet another example of the employee/worker/self-employed debate, this follows the Uber decision and the rise […]

By |2017-02-17T10:02:59+00:00February 17th, 2017|Employer Tribunal Representation|0 Comments

Gig economy – Uber and CitySprint

The gig economy has been an issue we have been covering for most of the year. The recent Uber decision has highlighted that the judiciary will look at each case of alleged self-employment with a degree of scepticism and the government have echoed a similar sentiment. The latest update on the gig economy is that Uber is now facing […]

By |2019-12-30T11:57:23+00:00December 2nd, 2016|Gig economy, PJH & Industry News|0 Comments