The Commons Select Committee on Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (previously BIS) has launched an inquiry into the future world of work, focusing on the rapidly changing nature of work, and the status and rights of agency workers, the self-employed, and those working in the ‘gig economy’. The Inquiry also looks at issues such as[…]
Inquiry into the “Gig Economy” following investigations into Sports Direct, Asos and others.
LATEST NEWS Oct 28, 2016
Asda Store Workers Can Compare themselves to Depot Staff for Equal Pay Purposes
LATEST NEWS Oct 18, 2016
In Brierley and ors v Asda Stores Ltd, the Manchester Employment Tribunal has ruled that a group of Asda store workers can compare themselves to distribution depot workers for the purpose of an equal pay claim. The ruling clears the way for over 7,000 claims to proceed, the total value of which has been estimated[…]
Court of Appeal Decision: Holiday Pay under Working Time Regulations includes Commission
LATEST NEWS Oct 17, 2016
In British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and anor, the Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT’s decision that the Working Time Regulations 1998 SI 1998/1833 (WTR) can be interpreted compatibly with the EU Working Time Directive (No.2003/88) so as to include results-based commission payments in the calculation of holiday pay for the basic four[…]
Tribunal has Power to Decide whether a Settlement Agreement is invalid due to Lack of Mental Capacity
LATEST NEWS Oct 05, 2016
Tribunal can determine whether settlement agreement invalid for lack of capacity In Glasgow City Council v Dahhan, the EAT has held that the employment tribunal has jurisdiction to set aside a settlement agreement on the ground that it is invalid because the claimant did not have mental capacity at the time the agreement was concluded.[…]
