Uplifting – injury to feelings compensation must be increased by 10% -
After a number of conflicting decisions in the EAT, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that injury to feelings discrimination compensation awarded in...more
Don’t look now – European Court decides monitoring employee's email account did breach privacy right -
In Barbulescu v Romania the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has decided that an employee's right to...more
9/11/2017
/ Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
EU ,
European Court of Human Rights ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Right to Privacy
Wrong answer – applicant should have been allowed an alternative to multiple choice test -
The EAT in Government Legal Service v Brookes found that a job applicant with Asperger's had been unlawfully discriminated...more
5/15/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Bargaining Units ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unions ,
Whistleblowers
Self-employment and the gig economy laid bare – Parliamentary Committee calls for changes to employment status -
The Work and Pensions Parliamentary Committee inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy has...more
5/8/2017
/ Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Maternity Leave ,
Misclassification ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
In this edition of our Global Employment Law Update we look at the effects of the rapid growth of the "gig" economy across the jurisdictions. There have been significant case law and legislative responses, particularly on...more
4/21/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
France ,
Germany ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Italy ,
Netherlands ,
South Africa ,
Spain ,
Temporary Employees ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Plus ça change… - the employment law implications of the Great Repeal Bill -
The government published its white paper "Legislating for the UK's withdrawal from the EU" last week. The employment law consequences of Brexit...more
4/3/2017
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
European Communities Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit