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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, in which the Supreme Court considered if private car-hire drivers were workers.
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- Type:
- Law reports
Updated to include information on Uber BV v Aslam and others, in which the Supreme Court dismissed Uber’s appeal on 19 February 2021.
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- Date:
- 19 February 2021
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- Law reports
In Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, the Supreme Court, agreeing with the employment tribunal and lower appeal courts, ruled that Uber drivers are workers and are entitled to receive the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.
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- Date:
- 13 January 2021
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- Podcasts and webinars
We highlight key cases due to be decided this year and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: worker status, holiday pay, the national minimum wage and sleep-in care workers, trade unions and collective bargaining, and equal pay.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2020
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- Commentary and analysis
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.
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- Date:
- 2 December 2020
- Type:
- Law reports
In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect that the right to a written statement of employment particulars is extended to workers and that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.
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- Date:
- 30 March 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
As we continue to face the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, gig workers face a lack of protection from the Government. In contrast, the changes coming in on 6 April and the proposed Employment Bill continue to narrow the gap between the status and rights of workers and employees. Sian Jackson, principal associate at Mills & Reeve LLP, outlines the changes and how organisations should respond.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect that the right to a written statement of terms and conditions of employment has been extended to workers, from 6 April 2020.
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- Type:
- FAQs
