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An employee’s emergency contact details are strictly private

A recent ruling affirms that an employer is directly liable for the unauthorised disclosure of an employee's private information. An employee worked at a JD Wetherspoon pub for approximately eighteen

By |July 23rd, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on An employee’s emergency contact details are strictly private

Being paid directly is not a confirmation that you are an employee

A Tribunal has provided a landmark ruling over employer-employee status in the context of direct payments made under the Care Act 2014, ruling that an LA was not in fact the direct employer of a

By |July 9th, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on Being paid directly is not a confirmation that you are an employee

Pivotal role of the union Certification Officer in addressing complaints

A recent tribunal clarified the procedural powers of the Certification Officer (CO), ruling that applications from trade union members cannot be refused simply because they are deemed

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When changing a company’s name absolves a daughter company of its obligations

The Court of Appeal addressed the complexities of benefit scheme amendments and the lines of responsibility within corporate structures in a complex case surrounding post-employment entitlements. A

By |June 11th, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on When changing a company’s name absolves a daughter company of its obligations

A return to gender rationality in the office? What does the Supreme Court ruling mean for trans people in the workplace?

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court clarified the legal interpretation of the words ‘sex’, ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in Sections 11 and 212(1) of the Equality Act (EA) 2010 with respect to gender

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The importance of discretion – don’t send inappropriate messages during working hours!

An Employment Tribunal confirmed that using an employer's preferred method of communicating with employees to send offensive messages can serve as a ground for dismissal. A claimant was employed from

By |May 15th, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on The importance of discretion – don’t send inappropriate messages during working hours!

The innocent touch – where a lack of clear guidelines and policies makes a dismissal more likely to be unfair

A school inspector dismissed for brushing water off a pupil’s head won his unfair dismissal claim against OFSTED. Mr. Hewston worked as a Social Care Regulatory Inspector and, on the 8th of October

By |April 23rd, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on The innocent touch – where a lack of clear guidelines and policies makes a dismissal more likely to be unfair

Employment Restrictions After Termination: Be Cautious

Kau Media Group (KMG) Ltd. sought to enforce two post-termination employment restriction (PTRs) contained in a contract of employment to restrict Mr. Hart, a former employee, from working for his

By |April 10th, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on Employment Restrictions After Termination: Be Cautious

Beware of rushing to judgement before terminating employment.

A Tribunal has ruled that a deputy security manager was unfairly dismissed, despite performing “no prescribed tasks” while ‘working from home’, many hundreds of miles from his place of

By |March 12th, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on Beware of rushing to judgement before terminating employment.

Self-employment cannot be used as a tax smokescreen for contracted employees

A complex celebrity case arose recently in which the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) was asked to consider the application of the intermediaries’ legislation (IR35), otherwise known as off-payroll

By |February 21st, 2025|Employment Law|Comments Off on Self-employment cannot be used as a tax smokescreen for contracted employees
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