On our website, we look at how the courts continue to scrutinise employment status, this time in the context of volunteer working arrangements. You can read our insight here.
About Amy Gordon
Amy is an associate in Dentons' Glasgow office. She is a member of the People, Reward and Mobility (PRM) practice group.
About Alison Weatherhead
Alison supports and advises clients on the full range of human resource queries and acts for clients in employment tribunals and judicial mediations, predominantly for employers. Her experience in tribunals includes advising on unfair dismissal, disability discrimination claims, whistleblowing claims and unlawful deductions from wages.
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- ACAS
- Atypical workers
- Carer's leave
- Collective consultation
- Contractors
- Discrimination
- Employment contracts
- Employment policies
- Employment Rights Act 2025
- Employment status
- Equal pay
- Equality Act
- Ethnic pay gap reporting
- Family friendly rights
- Flexible working
- Gender pay gap reporting
- Grievance and disciplinary
- Industrial action
- Legislation
- Legislative changes
- Maternity leave
- Menopause
- Redundancy and business reorganisation
- Sick pay
- Termination
- TUPE/outsourcing
- Unfair dismissal
- Whistleblowing
- Zero-hours contracts
