Commission schemes: Contractual or discretionary?

Commission schemes are frameworks used by employers to incentivise employees (typically sales staff). There are ...

Court news

We bring you the latest news from the employment tribunals and courts in this special ...

Are agency workers employees?

The topic of employment status has been very newsworthy lately, in particular with individuals working ...

Constructive dismissal: how to resign properly

Constructive dismissal is when an employee resigns in response to a major breach of contract ...

ACAS statistics

ACAS is a public body which provides a free and impartial information and advice to ...

EAT: Bumping not a ‘compulsory’ consideration in a redundancy situation

Redundancy can be a necessary, but never a positive process for any business, and can ...

Ian’s dismissal after 36 years

From time to time we tell you about a Birmingham employment law case we have ...

Pre-cancerous conditions are a disability

Cancer has always been a disability for the purposes of disability discrimination under employment law. ...

Court of Appeal makes disability discrimination claims easier

A failure to make reasonable adjustments is a type of disability discrimination claim that individuals ...

Does ‘on call’ time count as working time?

Is ‘on call’ time working time? The Working Time Directive (incorporated in the UK as ...