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High Court finds that directors can be liable for breach of employment contract
Personal injury compensation awarded in the Employment Tribunal
In Grange v. Abellio London Ltd EAT/0304/17 the EAT has held that personal injury compensation is available for a failure […]
Labour of love: foster parents are not workers under the Working Time Directive
In a case referred by the Romanian courts, the ECJ has held that foster parents are not workers for the […]
Expansion of the meaning of working time
For many employers, the concept of “working time” can be difficult to pin down. In particular, the question as to […]
Supreme Court rules that embassy staff are not excluded by state immunity
In the recent case of Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor the Supreme Court agreed with the EAT and the Court of Appeal and unanimously held that sections 4(2)(b) and 16(1)(a) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA) cannot protect embassies from Employment Tribunal claims brought by domestic staff in the UK.
Check the holiday calendar!
Failure to correctly plan pilots' holidays will result in Ryanair cancelling hundreds of flights over the next six weeks.
We're all going on a summer holiday…if the boss allows it!
The holiday season is upon us and workers have dreams of lying on beaches and splashing in the sea. […]
Insight: Lock v. British Gas 2.0 – employers must include commission in holiday pay
What triggered the case? Mr Lock was employed by British Gas as a salesman. His remuneration package included a basic […]