Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Cost of living crisis

The current cost of living crisis, principally involving the rise in energy bills has meant ...

Speaking views in the workplace

In recent years the phrase ‘wokeness’ was coined. This refers to the ‘state of being ...

Furlough

What is Furlough? Furlough is not a term that will be familiar to those in ...

Personal injury damages for failing to provide a 20-minute break

Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), workers are entitled to an unpaid 20-minute rest ...

Paternity rights and premature babies

This unique birth has highlighted the inadequate paternity rights fathers of premature babies have. They ...

Will this Christmas job ad lead to employment claims?

We saw this job vacancy on the internet. You might ask what is wrong with seeking ...

Carers and sleep-ins – an important development

There has been a huge recent development which sleep-in carers across the country will want ...

Employee, self-employed or worker? Pimlico Plumbers lose appeal

Employment status has been the hot topic, particularly on the question of whether staff are ...

Barrister takes law firm to court for monitoring personal e-mails

Robert Jones (an employed Barrister at a law firm) has made a claim for breaching ...

Court news

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