More than 7,000 Asda employees have brought equal pay claims in the Employment Tribunal, alleging that in-store work such as shelf-stacking and checkout roles (predominantly carried out by female employees) is of equal value to warehouse work (predominantly carried out by men)...
In the case of Buchanan v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the EAT gave useful guidance on the objective justification defence available to employers in certain discrimination claims....
In the case of Snell v Network Rail, the tribunal awarded a father just over £28,000 in compensation after he was refused the same pay as his wife while on shared parental leave....
The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published the second of its 2016 edition of contracts, the JCT Design and Build suite. The contracts available include:...
It was possible during the recession of the late 1980s and early 1990’s to sue original tenants and previous assignees on covenants given in leases when the party to whom the lease had been assigned became insolvent. In some cases, many years had passed since the assignment and many original tenants would have forgotten about any continuing liability....
There has been a marked increase in new prop tech start-ups over the last year as they look to mirror the success of fintech in the property sector....
Small, agile, businesses frequently report that legal services are too expensive and too opaque, and it is no surprise that these businesses end up turning to existing sources of advice in an attempt to deal with legal problems. ...
Back in February we reported that the EAT had dismissed an appeal from British Gas against the finding that the Working Time Regulations can be interpreted so as to be compatible with the EU Working Time Directive, with the effect that results-based commission payments should be included in the calculation of holiday pay....
When you are a start-up, contracts and intellectual property protections are not, understandably, at the forefront of your mind. However, protecting your ideas and creations is just as important as getting your business off the ground....
The TCC decision in Lulu Construction Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd (2016) opens the door for payees to attempt costs recovery in adjudications relating to the recovery of monies owed under the contract, but it does not confirm that they will be successful…...
The start point from what our new Prime Minister Theresa May has been saying is no apparent reason to expect reduced rights for workers, indeed current expectations are possibly for added worker protection....
In McCann v Snozone Ltd, a verbal offer of employment made via a recruitment agency was sufficient to create a legally binding agreement between the individual and the employer, the subsequent withdrawal of which amounted to a breach of contract....
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that two elected workplace union officials, despite not being the union’s employees, were its agents and therefore the union could be held liable for their acts of discrimination against an employee....
Long gone are the days when the postman delivered every parcel. Nowadays, we don’t bat an eyelid when the person knocking at the door is a courier in an unfamiliar uniform. But while it might not make much of a difference to customers, opening up the delivery market has an impact on workers....
An overview of the Tier 1 entrepreneur visa process...
Clarkslegal’s automotive team continues to excel as it advises long standing corporate client, Eden Motor Group, on the acquisition of its 19th dealership. ...
The defection of directors to a competing company is often a matter of concern for their former employer. ...
In the recent case of McTigue v University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust the EAT clarified that agency workers can bring detriment claims against end users provided the end user (on its own or in conjunction with the agency) has substantially determined the terms of the worker’s engagement....
It used to be the case that recovering costs within the employment tribunal was an exception rather than the rule, and whilst the threshold for recovering costs still remain high, it seems that there has been somewhat of a shift....
Compliance with the National Minimum Wage is a legal obligation, make sure you are in the know and don’t fall foul of the law. ...