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- Type:
- Law reports
Updated to reflect that the Supreme Court has granted Ms Tomlinson-Blake, supported by Unison, leave to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake.
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- Date:
- 8 February 2019
- Type:
- Legal guidance
The creation of a new worker status by courier company Hermes could prove an important step in the evolution of gig economy workers' rights, argues Mike Hibbs from law firm Shakespeare Martineau.
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- Date:
- 4 February 2019
- Type:
- News
Delivery firm Hermes has struck a "ground-breaking" deal with the GMB Union to give its couriers the option to receive guaranteed earnings and holiday pay.
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- Date:
- 11 January 2019
- Type:
- Legal guidance
As always, HR professionals had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2018, but what were the 10 most important judgments in 2018 that every employer should know about?
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- Date:
- 11 January 2019
- Type:
- Audio and video
Which employment cases will have the biggest impact on HR in 2019? We assess the likely impact on employers of upcoming cases on: the national minimum wage, shared parental leave, holiday pay, restrictive covenants, collective bargaining, covert CCTV, and employment status.
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- Date:
- 20 December 2018
- Type:
- News
The Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling that Uber drivers are workers and should receive entitlements such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage.
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- Date:
- 20 December 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
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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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, in which the Court of Appeal held that Uber drivers are workers.
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- Date:
- 18 December 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In R (on the application of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) v the Central Arbitration Committee and another, the High Court held that Deliveroo riders are not workers and therefore are not automatically entitled to a collective bargaining arrangement.
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- Date:
- 10 December 2018
- Type:
- News
Academics, students and leading politicians have launched a boycott of the University of London in support of outsourced workers who have demanded equal terms and conditions with directly employed staff.
