The Supreme Court has delivered its decision in the Asda equal pay litigation and, as many expected, it has upheld the decisions of the previous courts. As such, Asda’s female retail store employees can now proceed with their claim by comparing themselves to the higher paid male distribution depot employees. The female employees are claiming
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced in yesterday’s Budget (3 March 2021) that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“furlough scheme”) will be extended until the end of September. The furlough scheme, under which the government pays 80% of employees’ wages for the hours they cannot work during the pandemic – up to a limit of £2,500
2021 is set to be another eventful year for employers and employment lawyers alike, with changes to the employment landscape continuing to develop apace. Below, we take a look at some of the key things for employers to look out for in the coming year.
IR35/off-payroll tax rules
While many employers breathed a sigh of
With a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly well underway and restrictions tightening across the country, it is without doubt that remote working will continue to be the norm for many employees for the foreseeable future. The potential issues this raises for employers in relation to data security and the protection of confidential information
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has delivered a ruling on the issue of what happens when there is a transfer of an undertaking under the Acquired Rights Directive which involves multiple transferees.
In the case of ISS Facility Services NV v Sonia Govaerts and Atalian NV, ISS held cleaning contracts with the
The Supreme Court has this week declined to hear the appeal in what had been the highly anticipated case of Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police. Mr Hextall had sought permission to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal from last year, which found that it was not sex discrimination for his employer
The Supreme Court is set to be busy with employment law cases in 2020. Below, we take a look at some of the most important cases coming up this year and why they are significant.
Various claimants v Wm Morrisons Supermarket
In this case, which is the first group litigation to be brought in the