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Supreme Court dismisses the appeal in Pimlico Plumbers

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment yesterday in the case of Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Gary Smith [2018] UKSC 29 confirming (as the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal had) that Mr Smith was a worker within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act and not, as Pimlico Plumbers contended, self-employed.

By Victoria Albon
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Taylor Review – update

The House of Commons Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees (the Committees) made recommendations in November 2017 for addressing the issues raised in the Taylor Review. These included:

By Verity Buckingham
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King v. Sash Windows judgment leaves employers vulnerable to backdated holiday claims

In King v. Sash Windows, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that anyone deemed to have "worker" status is entitled to carry over paid annual holiday in circumstances where they have not had the opportunity to take it.

By UK People Reward and Mobility Team
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Uber appeals to Supreme Court

Uber presented its application to the Supreme Court to appeal the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision that its drivers are workers and should have associated rights.

By Verity Buckingham
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  • Termination

Autumn Budget – employment provisions

The Chancellor has spoken and presented his first Autumn Budget.

By Verity Buckingham
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Managing a flexible workforce

With Christmas on the way (a busy time of year in many sectors – including hospitality) Big Hospitality has published […]

By Victoria Albon
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Uber loses appeal on worker status

In the continuing worker status saga, Uber's recent appeal against the Tribunal ruling that its drivers are workers, rather than self-employed individuals, has been dismissed by the EAT.

By Helena Rozman
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Worker status

Following last years Employment Tribunal decision that Uber drivers were workers rather than self-employed, Uber's appeal hearing at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) concluded today.

By Verity Buckingham
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Self-employed contractors and the gig economy – keep watching this space!

Pimlico Plumbers has now been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision reached by the Supreme Court will be significant as the highest authority on the employment status of purportedly self-employed contractors. It is likely to have implications for the so-called "gig economy".

By Victoria Albon
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Another triumph for cyclists

Following in the tracks of CitySprint, Deliveroo and Excel, Addison Lee is the latest company to wrongly classify its workforce.

By Verity Buckingham
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Speaking Deliveroo: whatever next?

Deliveroo has set out words and phrases that managers should use to describe its riders and their working practices in […]

By Helena Rozman
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Matthew Taylor's report on the gig economy – emergent themes

Matthew Taylor, former head of Blair’s Number 10 Policy Unit, is due to publish a report on the gig economy […]

By Verity Buckingham

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