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  • Supreme Court says Pimlico Plumbers are workers

    13 June 2018

    In the latest major development in a series of cases on employment status, the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Pimlico Plumbers and confirmed that a “self-employed” plumber should have been classed a worker.

  • CEO pay ratio reporting coming soon

    12 June 2018

    Good news for fans of gender pay gap reporting who work for UK-listed companies – executive pay gap reporting will soon be added to your to-do list as well.

  • Japan’s #metoo movement

    30 May 2018

    The #metoo movement has been slow to gain traction in Japan. There have been few reported cases about sexual harassment involving public figures...until recently.

  • Appeal judgment confirms Addison Lee cycle couriers are workers

    17 May 2018

    In the latest decision on employment status in the gig economy, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has dismissed an appeal by Addison Lee against an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) decision that its cycle couriers were “workers” and so entitled to holiday pay.

  • Failing to enhance pay for shared parental leave may be indirect sex discrimination

    04 May 2018

    The EAT has indicated that enhancing maternity pay, but not pay for taking shared parental leave, may give rise to an indirect sex discrimination claim by fathers. This follows last month’s EAT decision that a failure to pay a father enhanced pay for shared parental leave was not direct sex discrimination.

  • Ask About...Retail, Fashion and Hospitality

    01 May 2018

    Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Emma...

  • Retirement and age discrimination – recent developments in Ireland

    30 April 2018

    According to latest statistics, claims of age discrimination made up 14% of cases raised by members of the public to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“IHREC”) under Irish employment legislation. Compulsory and contractual retirement ages in particular have become an increasing area of litigation in Ireland in recent times.

  • EHRC gets tough on enforcing gender pay gap reporting

    26 April 2018

    Enquiries by Lewis Silkin have revealed that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) is adopting a rigorous approach to enforcement of the gender pay gap reporting (“GPGR”) regime.

  • Failure to pay father full pay for shared parental leave is not sex discrimination

    12 April 2018

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has decided that it is not sex discrimination to fail to pay full salary to a father taking shared parental leave, in circumstances where a mother taking maternity leave during the same period would have received full pay.

  • A warning to solicitors and legal HR – when settlement agreements go too far

    05 April 2018

    Non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) have become hot news. From Harvey Weinstein to Donald Trump, rich and powerful men stand accused of using them to silence women and cover up bad behaviour.

  • EHRC Slams ‘Toxic’ Sexual Harassment Culture

    29 March 2018

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has denounced a ‘corrosive culture’ of sexual harassment at work and outlined recommendations for change in a new report.

  • Brexit priorities for HR with a year to go

    21 March 2018

    The United Kingdom will leave the European Union in just over a year’s time on 29 March 2019, in the absence of an agreement to defer the separation. It seems probable there will be a 21-month transitional period, during which EU laws will continue to apply and business will have time to adapt to a post-Brexit world.

  • The General Data Protection Regulation: What businesses in Asia Pacific need to know

    20 March 2018

    Alexander Milner-Smith discusses key issues about the upcoming General Data Protection Regulations that businesses in Asia Pacific need to know.

  • Michael Burd is quoted in The Law Society Gazette: Exit Wounds

    19 March 2018

    Michael Burd is quoted in the write up of the latest Gazette roundtable held last week.

  • Brexit, #metoo and equal pay: the hidden links

    09 March 2018

  • Ask About… Retail, Fashion and Hospitality

    27 February 2018

    Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Tom...

  • Calling time on workplace sexual harassment?

    23 February 2018

    A full inquiry into workplace sexual harassment has been announced by the Women and Equalities Committee. The aim of this Government inquiry is to uncover the true scale of the problem and consider what action employers and the Government can take to address it.

  • ‘Living in the dark ages’ - pregnancy and maternity discrimination at interview

    21 February 2018

    Fresh out of my first year at university and applying for a summer job at a pub, I was slightly taken aback when the interviewer asked whether I had children, in a tone that implied “no” was the right answer… Back then, with no children, I simply answered the question - but it made me wonder.

  • Update on the new tax rules for payments in lieu of notice

    16 February 2018

    New tax rules will mean that income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) must be paid on all payments in lieu of notice (“PILONs”) with effect from 6 April 2018.

  • When to pay interns?

    09 February 2018

    Media outlets have reported that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has initiated a crackdown on unpaid internships, including sending letters warning that “workers” must be paid the national minimum wage and setting up teams to tackle the problem.

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