Self-employed or worker status? Worker status is the holy grail in the gig economy, including the fields of taxi rides, food delivery and courier services. Workers are entitled to certain employment rights such as the national minimum wage and paid holiday,...
Three bands of compensation for injury to feelings If an employee wins a discrimination claim, the employment tribunal will award compensation for injury to feelings. There are three bands: Top band for the most serious cases (currently £26,300 -...
Ben Cobb will be taking part in this year’s Business Come Dancing, the glittering annual fundraising event for Pavilion Dance South West. At last year’s event, Ben was part of a group from Frettens, who performed a disco dance to celebrate...
Are secret recordings admissible? In unfair dismissal cases, both the compensatory and basic awards can be reduced by the tribunal, potentially to zero, based on the employee's conduct before dismissal. Secret recordings of meetings by an employee can...
Protected characteristics and conduct Harassment has been in the legal news again this month. Anthony harasses Belinda if he does something in relation to a protected characteristic (race, sex etc) which has the purpose or effect of violating Belinda's...
An increasing number of people have been getting in touch with us about personal guarantees. In the following article, Anna Curtis provides an overview of what personal guarantees are and how they work. What is a personal guarantee? A personal guarantee...