Employment Status
Gig economy workers: the UK Supreme Court rules
EAT holds that (some) foster carers are employees
Cycle couriers engaged by CitySprint still workers despite a revamped contract
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: […]
Draft IR35 legislation published along with HMRC's response to the consultation earlier this year
HMRC has published draft IR35 regulations (to come into effect on 6 April 2020) and a summary of the responses […]
The latest on employment/worker status
In the latest decision on employment status, an Employment Tribunal has held that a group of “Educators” conducting tours, sessions […]
The Good Work Plan – follow-up developments
Following our article earlier this week about the “Good Work Plan”, the government has now introduced the first three statutory […]
Government's Good Work Plan: a step closer to implementation of Taylor Review recommendations?
Following the Taylor 2017 Review and the subsequent consultations launched earlier this year, the government has now published the Good […]
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 […]
Addison Lee drivers found to be workers: what can we learn from the latest case on worker status?
Barely a week goes by without worker status finding its way back into the headlines. The EAT this week upheld […]
What does the reform of IR35 mean for your business?
In his 2018 budget speech, the chancellor announced the widely expected changes to the rules on off-payroll working (known as […]