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 Employee status and 'personal performance' 2018 was the year of the 'worker status' cases, and 2019 looks to be following suit. The first employee status case of the year involves carers instead of drivers or couriers. In Chatfeild-Roberts v Philips…

The gig economy cases keep on coming. Both the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal have made decisions on this issue recently. In Lange v Addison Lee, the company provided private hire and courier services. Drivers were formally recruited…

Is an employer responsible for the actions of an employee who has 'gone rogue' and deliberately posted sensitive employee data online? Yes, the Court of Appeal has said in Morrisons v Various Claimants. Mr Skelton was an internal auditor at Morrisons. He…

We are delighted to welcome a new lawyer to our team, Angharad Rayner, who joins us from Royds Withy King. She acts for a wide range of clients across both the private and public sector and advises on a full range of employment issues, including:  …

When is notice not notice? When it is ambiguous, said the Employment Appeal Tribunal in East Kent Hospitals v Levy. The employee worked in the records department. She had a poor sickness absence record. She applied for a role in the hospital's radiology…

The holiday season might be ending, but holiday pay remains a hot topic. In Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal looked at whether voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay. Employees should be paid their '…

There has been a lot of publicity lately about the employment status of individuals working in the gig economy. Employees and workers have more rights than the genuinely self-employed, so individuals are pushing for this status. Recently, the Supreme…

The law on constructive dismissal has been under the spotlight this month.  Sometimes, employees claim constructive dismissal because of a 'last straw' which pushes them over the edge. The courts have recently considered whether a fair disciplinary…