Employment Case Law Update April 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Failure to make reasonable adjustments The employment tribunal has found a disabled manager was treated ‘unfavourably’ by her employer after facing disciplinary action for asking staff to stop hot-desking at her specially-adapted […]
Employment Case Law Update March 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Employment Tribunal compensation limits increase The limits for basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal are set to increase. From 6 April 2022, the basic award will increase to £17,130, up from […]
Employment Case Law Update February 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Employment status & holiday pay entitlement Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd In Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd, the Court of Appeal considered the impact of worker status on holiday carry over entitlement. […]
Employment Case Law Update November 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Wrongful dismissal Hovis Limited v Louton The claimant, Mr Louton, worked for Hovis as a delivery lorry driver. It was reported by one of the company’s managers (Mr Sittre) that he and […]
Employment Case Law Update October 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Unfair dismissal Mrs A Rodin v Dhillons Management Services Limited The claimant was employed by DMS1, an HR supplier now known as Dhillons Management Services. It was unclear when her employment with […]
Employment Case Law Update September 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Furlough & unfair redundancy dismissal Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care The employee was a live-in care assistant for a sole elderly client. During the first lockdown in 2020, the client moved to live […]
Employment Case Law Update August 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. COVID-19 Automatically unfair dismissal Montanaro v Lansafe The claimant, Mr Montanaro, was employed by Lansafe Ltd from 17 February 2020 to provide services to Lansafe’s client. Mr Montanaro had arranged to take […]
Employment Case Law Update July 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Right to form a trade union Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee The Court of Appeal has held unanimously that Deliveroo riders are not in an employment relationship […]
Employment Case Law Update June 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Unfair dismissal Accattatis v Fortuna Group (London) Ltd Mr Accattatis was employed by Fortuna Group, a UK company distributing PPE. During the first lockdown, he made a request to work from home […]
Employment Case Law Update May 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Employment status Somerville v Nursing & Midwifery Council In Somerville v Nursing Midwifery Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the test to determine worker status. The claimant was appointed as a member […]