Monthly Archives: November 2016

7,000 Asda employees have been successful in establishing that their positions as shop floor staff are equal to those in Asda’s distribution centres, so as to enable them to proceed with their claims for equal pay.  This decision illustrates that even where there appear to be significant differences between workers they may still be sufficiently... Read the rest of this entry →

The EAT in Sandal –v- Adecco had to consider whether dismissal can be implied by inaction of an agency employer.  The employee was employed by the agency but worked on assignment at an alternative company.  When this assignment came to an end the agency took no further steps to find her other work.  They presumed... Read the rest of this entry →

An Employment Tribunal has held that Uber drivers are workers for the purpose of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and the Working Time Regulations 1998. As a result they are entitled to certain protection and rights. Uber is a technology platform which connects taxi drivers to passengers.  Uber has put in place documentation setting the... Read the rest of this entry →

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld that a “Christian bakery” had discriminated against a gay man on the grounds of sexual orientation by refusing to bake a cake that he had requested with the caption “Support Gay Marriage”.   The Court of Appeal put forward the argument that Mr Lee had been discriminated against... Read the rest of this entry →

The Court of Appeal has finally made a decision in the case of British Gas Trading Limited –v- Locke & Another. The Court of Appeal has held that statutory holiday pay must include an element of result based commission. This affects the four weeks annual leave provided under Regulation 13 of WTR. However, the decision... Read the rest of this entry →