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Government introduces minor change to IR35 rules
Court grants injunction requiring employer to return suspended employee to work
Government announces statutory pay rate increases for 2020/21
UK introduces new parental bereavement leave from April 2020
ICO amends guidance on DSAR response time
New EHRC guidance on sexual harassment
Discrimination update – what constitutes a ‘philosophical belief’ under the Equality Act?
The Information Commissioner’s Office consults on subject access guidance
Veganism is a philosophical belief
Ability to “release” job not an unfettered right to substitution, says EAT
Just in time for Christmas, we have another Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision on employment status in the gig economy: […]
Does TUPE catch workers who aren't employees?
Yes, according to the decision in Dewhurst v Revisecatch & City Sprint. Employment Judge Joffe, sitting alone in the London Central Employment Tribunal, found that an individual who is not an employee but still falls into the category of ‘worker’ should be viewed as an ’employee’ for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE). This means that such ‘workers’ are afforded the same rights and protections as ’employees’ under TUPE.