Provision, Criterion or Practice (PCP)

Could requiring a disabled employee to attend a redundancy selection interview amount to a substantial disadvantage under The Equality Act? Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the recent case of Hilaire v Luton Borough Council. The first tribunal had...

Employment Status

Is the parties’ intention as to employment status determinative of the question? No, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Richards v Waterfield Homes Ltd and Unity Build & Repairs Ltd. The original tribunal had concluded that the Claimant was...

Autumn Budget Statement

As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about! The Chancellor of the Exchequer has just announced a whole raft of new measures in his Autumn budget statement but one that particularly caught our eye was that the UK minimum wage for people over 23 will...

IR35: Government U-Turn

Government U-turns on cancelling IR35 off payroll rules Only a month or so ago, the government announced that it would repeal the IR35 off payroll rules from the start of the new tax year in April 2023. But those plans have now been scrapped by the new chancellor,...

Extra Bank Holiday on Mon 8 May 2023

It has been announced that there will be an extra bank holiday in 2023. This will fall on Monday 8 May to mark the coronation of King Charles III two days earlier. Employers are certainly getting used to having to plan for extra bank holidays but please do contact us...