Deciding on whether a worker is an ‘employee’ is both an ongoing and difficult question. This often depends on whether they can substitute someone else to do their job, as defined by the Equality Act 2010. That factor proved decisive in the case of an estate agency receptionist who claimed to have suffered discrimination. Continue reading →

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) imposes a duty to pay a minimum sum per each hour worked. However, as an important Court of Appeal ruling showed, it is not always as simple as that. A failure to understand the complexities can have severe financial consequences, as found in this case. Continue reading →

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published annual statistics for work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, enforcement action taken and the associated costs of work-related injury for 2018/2019. Continue reading →

Professional advice provided by lawyers is strictly confidential and cannot be relied upon as evidence in any legal proceedings – but what if the client is counselled to take a dishonest course? The Court of Appeal confronted this issue in an employment dispute. Continue reading →