Unpaid volunteer without contract not protected by discrimination legislation
An unpaid volunteer without a contract is not covered by the protection of European or domestic discrimination legislation, according to a recent Supreme Court decision. X, a volunteer at Mid Sussex...
View ArticleTribunal fees – update
HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has confirmed the date on which fees will be introduced into the Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) as Monday 29 July 2013. In a...
View ArticleCollective Redundancies – the end of the establishment test?
The EAT has now published its decision in the landmark Woolworths case on collective redundancies which we reported on in our blog post of 3 June 2013. This decision confirms earlier statements that...
View ArticleProtection from Harassment Act – Sainsbury’s not liable for employee stabbing
The Inner House of the Court of Sessions, in the recent case of Jalena Vaickuviene & Other v J Sainsbury plc [2013] CSIH 67, has held that Sainsbury’s was not vicariously liable for a course of...
View ArticleRecap of key employment law changes
Following yesterday’s media furore in relation to the introduction of tribunal fees, Unison’s unsuccessful last-minute attempt to obtain an interim injunction to prevent the fees being introduced and,...
View ArticleHoliday Pay – are your calculations correct?
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it will make a one-off payment of £40m to compensate staff after discovering an error in the way it has calculated holiday pay for those working Sundays...
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