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Payment in lieu of notice after resignation – dismissal or not?

21 March 2022

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (‘EAT’) held that an employee had not been dismissed for the purposes of section 95 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (‘ERA’) where the employer had exercised a contractual right to make payment in lieu of notice (‘PILON’) after the employee’s resignation. Background Facts Mr Fentem had begun employment with Outform […]

Gender wage gap bot corporates on International Women’s Day

18 March 2022

International Women’s Day (like, I would argue, every day) is a day to celebrate the contributions of women and girls across the world. And for big corporates, a day to market the fact you have once hired a woman or two – even perhaps that you let them work part time or on a hybrid […]

Workplace Surveillance: TUC poll reveals all

16 March 2022

For from being a new phenomenon, workplace surveillance has been going on for centuries. However, technological advances and Covid-19 enforced home working means it is accelerating and evolving rapidly. Some employers are now using automated decision making technology to select candidates for interview and to maintain day to day line management practices along with the […]

Sarah Everard death – one year on

14 March 2022

It’s been just over a year since the tragic Sarah Everard death who, on 3 March 2021 was kidnapped and murdered by a serving Metropolitan police officer. Described at the time as a ‘watershed moment,’ we should ask ourselves what has changed?  For sure, male violence against women was put on the agenda.  Public awareness […]

No minimum obligation in employee status test: NMC v Somerville

11 March 2022

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that there is no minimum work requirement for the employee status test. It is sufficient that the contract includes a personal service obligation, and that the other party is not a client or customer. The Court of Appeal found the Claimant was a worker entitled to holiday pay. The […]

Ending Self Isolation – Perry and Paulley v Boris Johnson

9 March 2022

For some, the government’s decision of ending self isolation for people with Covid was a welcome step towards Covid-free liberty. But for those clinically vulnerable to Covid, the decision represents the opposite: a restriction on liberty that perversely condemns them to self-imposed isolation. Two such clinically vulnerable people, Fleur Perry and Doug Paulley, say the […]

Social and Healthcare Workers Vaccine Mandate Revoked

7 March 2022

On 31 January 2022 the government announced, subject to consultation, that they intended to revoke the social and healthcare workers vaccine mandate regulations surrounding COVID-19. This consultation was published on 9 February 2022, with the response to the consultation published on 1 March 2022. In the consultation response, there was a clear preference towards revocation […]

Encouragement for Co-Op shopfloor workers in fight for supermarket equal pay

4 March 2022

It’s been over fifty years since equal pay legislation was introduced and twelve years since the regulations were rebranded within the Equality Act.  So how far have we come in the quest for equal pay?  If you are a female store-based supermarket worker, not far, it would seem. However, in February 2022, a chink of […]

Acas bereavement guidance

2 March 2022

Everyone is likely to be affected by bereavement at some point in their life and when they do there will inevitably be an impact their ability to work. Grief affects everyone differently and an employer’s approach will be key at this time. Newly published Acas bereavement guidance explains how employers can support their employees which […]