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  UBAF Bank Ltd v Davis [1978] IRLR 442 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • UBAF Bank Ltd v Davis

    Date:

    1 October 1978

    In UBAF Bank Ltd v Davis [1978] IRLR 442 EAT, the EAT held that the employee was unfairly dismissed because he had never received a written warning of dismissal.

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  Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2018] IRLR 97 EAT (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Employment status: Uber drivers are "workers" and entitled to relevant statutory rights

    Date:

    27 February 2018

    In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2018] IRLR 97 EAT, the EAT held that Uber drivers are "workers" for the purposes of statutory employment rights.

  • EAT rules that Uber drivers are workers

    Date:

    10 November 2017

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed and are entitled to receive the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.

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  Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2019] IRLR 257 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Court of Appeal confirms that Uber drivers are "workers"

    Date:

    20 December 2018

    In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, the Court of Appeal held that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed and are entitled to progress their claims for the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.

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  UCATT v Wates Group Ltd and another ET/1317908/2010 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Transfer of undertakings (TUPE): employment tribunal decisions

    Date:

    8 March 2012

    The cases below examine various issues arising under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), including service provision changes; collective consultation; an employee's objection to the transfer and a substantial; and detrimental change to working conditions.

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  Uchendu v International Marketing Group (UK) Inc and others EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    1 November 2002

    Our resident experts at Pinsent Curtis Biddle bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them

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  Uddin v Direct Response Security Systems Ltd and another ET/1311988/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Manager told Bangladeshi employee: "Your people are only good at corner shops and takeaways"

    Date:

    15 December 2011

    In this case, a company was held to have harassed and directly discriminated against an employee on the ground of his race in the two weeks he worked for it.

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  UK Coal Mining Ltd v National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) and another [2008] IRLR 4 EAT (3 reports relating to this case)

  • Redundancy: Employers must consult over reasons for closure

    Date:

    24 November 2007

    In UK Coal Mining Ltd v (1) National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) (2) The British Association of Colliery Management EAT/0397/06 & EAT/0141/07, the EAT held that the duty to consult about ways of "avoiding" redundancies inevitably involves consultation about the reasons behind the proposed dismissals and, contrary to previous authority, is not limited to consultation about how the redundancies are to be effected.

  • UK Coal Mining Ltd v (1) National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) (2) The British Association of Colliery Management

    Date:

    8 November 2007

    In UK Coal Mining Ltd v (1) National Union of Mineworkers (Northumberland Area) (2) The British Association of Colliery Management EAT/0397/06 & EAT/0141/07, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employer was obliged to consult with appropriate representatives about the reasons for the closure of the workplace, which was the reason for the redundancies.

  • Case of the week: Consultation on collective redundancies

    Date:

    6 November 2007

    This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers consultation on collective redundancies.

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  UK Waste Control Ltd v Wren [1995] ICR 974 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Transfer of undertakings: "Commercial venture" may be non-profit-making

    Date:

    1 October 1995

    In two recent cases, the EAT considers the application of the now repealed requirement that an undertaking had to be "in the nature of a commercial venture" in order to be covered by the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations.

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  Umerji v Blackburn Borough Council [1995] IT/29273/94 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Council's "blatant and bad case of discrimination"

    Date:

    1 June 1995

    A local council unlawfully discriminated against an Asian job applicant when it rejected his application in favour of a white applicant, even though he was the highest-scoring candidate in the interview, rules a Manchester industrial tribunal (Chair: C T Grazin) in Umerji v Blackburn Borough Council.

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  Underwood v Wincanton plc EAT/0163/15 (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Whistleblowing: Disclosure alleging breach of employees' contracts might be in public interest

    Date:

    2 March 2016

    In Underwood v Wincanton plc EAT/0163/15, the EAT held that an employment tribunal had erred in striking out a whistleblowing claim on the basis that the alleged disclosure could not in law satisfy the requirement of being in the "public interest".

  • Whistleblowing: public interest test may be satisfied where disclosure relates to a group of employees

    Date:

    22 October 2015

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the requirement for a whistleblower to have a reasonable belief that the disclosure was made in the public interest could be satisfied where the disclosure relates to a relatively small number of workers.