Last week, P&O Ferries hit the headlines when they dismissed 800 employees with no prior warning. As staff staged sit-ins on the company’s boats, with the backing of their trade unions, experts cast doubts over the legality of P&O’s plot to replace them with cheaper agency workers. The affair could potentially cost P&O “hundreds of […]
The furlough scheme has saved jobs, however as the economy starts to recover and restrictions are lifted furlough will come to an end. This means many employers may have to make critical business decisions before 30 September 2021. From 1st July employers will need to start contributing to the costs of keeping their staff on […]
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case called Mirab v Mentor Graphics (UK) Limited held that an employee does not specifically have to raise “bumping” before an employer needs to consider it. The decision not to consider “bumping” must be viewed through the “range of reasonable responses” test. What is bumping? Bumping is the process of moving […]
So, following on from my blog last week, the clarification of self employed status continues.
Most of you have heard of Uber or used their service. Recently, an Employment Tribunal ruled that two drivers who provide services to Uber are ‘workers’ within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. What does this mean? This means that the workers, amongst other rights, will be entitled to :- 5.6 weeks’ paid […]
