Category Archives: UK employment law

Who gets the money from tips? 1
Who gets the money from tips?

As a restaurant customer you may wonder who gets the money from tips. Many employees ...

25
Oct
Uber: Analysis of the ‘employment status’ of those who participate in the gig economy 2
Uber: Analysis of the ‘employment status’ of those who participate in the gig economy

What is the gig economy? The phrase ‘gig economy’ is used to describe individuals who ...

04
Dec
Key differences: UK employment law and US labour law 3
Key differences: UK employment law and US labour law

Why do we need to consider the differences between UK employment law and US labour ...

17
Sep
Nannies and the National Minimum Wage 4
Nannies and the National Minimum Wage

When it comes to nannies and the National Minimum Wage, the position is usually clear. ...

14
Sep
Terminal illness at work - TUC seeks protection 5
Terminal illness at work – TUC seeks protection

The ‘Dying to Work Charter’ (Charter) is a voluntary charter which lays down guidance for ...

03
Sep
Case on discrimination and burden of proof 6
Case on discrimination and burden of proof

A discrimination tribunal case earlier this month made an important decision on the ‘burden of ...

30
Aug
National minimum wage and self-employment 7
National minimum wage and self-employment

Since the revelation that “49% of self-employed workers (4.8 million people) earned less than £310 ...

20
Jul
Jason's age discrimination settlement agreement 8
Jason’s age discrimination settlement agreement

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

16
Jun
Harry's heart condition 9
Harry’s heart condition

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

01
Jun
Employment rights after the General Election 10
Employment rights after the General Election

Note: a subsequent legal change has affected the accuracy of this material. A UK Brexit will allow ...

29
May