by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 14, 2022 | News
Employers have historically monitored employees’ hours by using traditional methods such as timesheets, but with working from home increasing during the pandemic, we ask: Is it legal for an employer to use apps and IT software and what considerations are necessary?...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 8, 2022 | News
Can a non-competition restrictive covenant in a service agreement prevent a solicitor from joining a competitor? Yes, held the High Court in the case of Law By Design Ltd v Ali. The Claimant began employment at Law By Design in 2013. In 2016 she became a shareholder...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 2, 2022 | News
Our care home and social care sector clients will no doubt be very pleased to discover that compulsory Covid jabs for care workers are being scrapped in England. The policy was introduced last year (2021) but immunity levels, and the Omicron variant causing less...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 1, 2022 | News
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has alarmingly confirmed that 809,000 people have so far self reported as suffering from long Covid! But can long Covid actually constitute a disability under The Equality Act? The answer is potentially YES! Any sensible...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 28, 2022 | News
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2022 has been laid before parliament. This year’s core compensation limit increases are:- a week’s pay (basic award / redundancy payment) – £571 (from £544) maximum compensatory award – £93,878...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Was a cricket club groundsman, operating through his own business, a worker, thereby entitling him to holiday pay? No, decided the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Waters v The Mote Cricket Club. The Mote Cricket Club has two cricket pitches on grounds...
