MPs call for unpaid internships ban – BBC News
‘Unpaid internships should be banned as a barrier to social mobility, says a report from MPs and peers.’
BBC News, 17th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: employment
Would you support a maximum wage law in the UK? – The Guardian
‘Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again suggested he would like to see a maximum salary cap in the UK. Would you support this policy? And what level do you think maximum earnings should be?’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A technology top ten for 2017 – Technology Law Update
‘What should we expect in the technology space in 2017?
We take a look at current trends and focus on some of the legal opportunities and pitfalls that they present.’
Technology Law Update, 6th January 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Government names new chief to lead crackdown on worker exploitation – The Guardian
‘The government has moved to crack down on unscrupulous employers by appointing a new boss to lead the collection of government bodies tasked with stamping out exploitation in the workplace. Prof Sir David Metcalf, a founding member of the Low Pay Commission and former chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, was named on Thursday as the first director of Labour Market Enforcement.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gangmasters agree to pay more than £1m to settle modern slavery claim – The Guardian
‘A Kent-based gangmaster couple have agreed to a landmark settlement worth more than £1m in compensation and legal costs for a group of migrants who were trafficked to work on farms producing eggs for high street brands.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2016
Source; www.guardian.co.uk
Employment law brief – New Law Journal
‘Ian Smith examines the recent cases that have been driving employment law.’
New Law Journal, 18th November 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Is new employment law really necessary to protect the gig workers? – The Independent
‘Significant number of the self-employed are neither enjoying the advantages of self-employment nor benefiting from the rights associated with employment.’
The Independent, 21st November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
SFO asks for private hearing in unfair dismissal claim by ex-Barclays banker – The Guardian
‘The Serious Fraud Office will on Monday ask a London employment tribunal to hear an unfair dismissal claim by a former senior banker at Barclays in private.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms that judges don’t work for a living… – Cloisters
‘… they do, however, faithfully and diligently discharge their office and can be, of course, in an employment relationship.’
Cloisters, 31st October 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
See you in court: judges prepare to sue lord chancellor – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Ministry of Justice has refused to comment ahead of a potentially embarrassing case in which serving judges will sue the lord chancellor over their pension arrangements.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Whistleblowing Detriment and the Liability of Co-Workers: Valuable or Valueless? By Daniel Northall – Littleton Chambers
‘The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 introduced a substantial amendment to s.47B Employment Rights Act 1996. The newly inserted subsections (1A) – (1E) allowed a worker to bring an action for whistleblowing detriment against a co-worker or agent of the employer directly.’
Littleton Chambers, 7th November 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Some Lessons from Uber – No. 5 Chambers
‘Anthony Korn highlights some lessons from the much publicised and controversial tribunal ruling in Aslam and Farrar v Uber BV, Uber London Ltd and Uber Britannia Ltd (case Nos 2202551/2015).’
No. 5 Chambers, 31st October 2016
Source: www.no5.com
Preservation of Evidence and Misconduct During Employment: Is the Law Right? – Littleton Chambers
‘An employee believes that the working relationship with her employer is breaking down. She anticipates future disputes about a bonus, and any imminent future termination. Wanting to ensure that she has key documents available in case she needs to seek advice or prove a future claim, she emails some of them – including confidential documents – to a hotmail account. Has she done anything wrong?’
Littleton Chambers, 4th October 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Workers’ rights in the gig economy – Technology Law Update
‘Last week a UK employment tribunal case came down on the side of a group of Uber drivers. It said that they qualified as “workers” and should receive certain protections and benefits.’
Technology Law Update, 1st November 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Uber drivers: legal documentation has little impact on relationship between worker and engager, expert says – OUT-LAW.com
‘Much has been made of the new flexibilities the so-called ‘gig economy’ offers to businesses and workers. However, whether these flexibilities truly exist will depend on the actual relationship between the parties, as last week’s decision against Uber shows.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Transferring the blame? – New Law Journal
‘John McMullen examines the conditions of TUPE.’
New Law Journal, 28th October 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Uber awaits tribunal ruling over drivers’ status as workers – The Guardian
‘An employment tribunal in London will decide whether Uber drivers should be treated as workers with basic employment rights, in a case that could affect tens of thousands of other people working across the gig economy.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
