Retail: a tough shift for workers at Christmas
A career in retail on the UK’s high streets seems a pretty hazardous affair at the moment.
According to a recent study carried out…
Employment
Is the use of Confidentiality Agreements on the rise?
Confidentiality agreements are pretty topical all of a sudden. Juventus footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the subject of…
New Law for Taxation of Termination Payments
New tax rules that came into effect on 6 April 2018 mean employers are now required to pay income tax and national insurance contributions…
Dress codes and Sex Discrimination – Do’s and Don’ts as an employer
The Government has recently issued guidance for employers, to help them ensure that they are implementing dress codes which are not…
Addison Lee loses legal appeal over courier worker status
On Friday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected an appeal by car and courier service Addison Lee, in their attempt to challenge an…
Stress at Work
According to the Office for National Statistics which carries out a labour force survey on stress in the workplace each year, some 12.5…
Employment law expertise grows as firm expands in the capital
Thorntons Solicitors is strengthening its footprint in Edinburgh and status as one of the largest full service law firms in Scotland with…
When are On-Call Shifts considered working time?
For many workers their job will involve an element of being on-call. That may be care workers who are on-call or perform “sleeping-in…
Insolvent Employers – What can employees do?
The recent news of Carillion’s collapse, placing a large number of employees at risk of losing their jobs, highlights the continuing…
Long-term Absence and Reasonable Adjustments
Is banning aerosols and perfume in the workplace a reasonable adjustment? Employment Solicitor, Amy Jones looks at the recent case of Dyer…
Employment law changes expected this year
2018 and it's time to look ahead to the changes due to take effect within Employment Law.
2017 was a busy year for employment law, with…
Indefinite carry over of unpaid annual leave approved by European Court
All employees and workers in the UK are entitled to be paid for 5.6 weeks holiday per year.
However, with the recent rise in ‘gig economy’…
Uber drivers entitled to specific employment protections following Tribunal ruling - Update
Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected Uber's appeal against the Employment Tribunal's original decision.
In our previous blog Uber good…
Further Development in the Ongoing Saga of Holiday Pay
Court of Appeal dismissed British Gas’ appeal and affirmed an earlier decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of British Gas…
Inclusion of Voluntary Overtime in Holiday Pay
In a landmark decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts and others, it…
Hiring and firing employees - UK Laws
With all of the recent headlines regarding the dismissals and resignations within the White House, it seems topical to consider the laws in…
The end of Tribunal Fees?
In a significant ruling on 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the issue and hearing fees, which were introduced to…
The Taylor 'Good Work' Report of the gig economy: the key points
Partner Debbie Fellows discusses the key points from the recent Taylor 'Good Work' Report. The report, Good Work: The Taylor Review of…
Father Friendly Rights Are the cards stacked against them?
Earlier this month the TUC published research showing that over one quarter of the UK’s 625,000 working fathers did not qualify either for…
What is Flexible Working?
Our specialist Employment Law team discuss flexible working and the implications it has for Employers.
The recent 2017 Modern Families…
Employment Matters: The General Election 2017
With the General Election 2017 taking place today the Thorntons Employment Law team examines the implications of an MP losing office and…