Cleveland Bridge Staff Could Make A Protective Award Claim For Up To 90 Days’ Pay If you worked for Cleveland Bridge and have lost your job because the company went into administration, you could claim up to 90 days’ pay by making a Protective Award claim. There is no minimum length of service required to make a Protective Award claim. … Read More

JTF Mega Discount Warehouse Staff Could Make A Protective Award Claim For Up To 90 Days’ Pay If you worked for JTF Mega Discount Warehouse and have lost your job because the company went into administration, you could claim up to 90 days’ pay by making a Protective Award claim. There is no minimum length of service required to make … Read More

Woodland Property Services’ Staff Could Make A Protective Award Claim For Up To 90 Days’ Pay If you worked for Woodland Property Services, and have lost your job because the company went into administration, you could claim up to 90 days’ pay by making a Protective Award claim. There is no minimum length of service required to make a Protective Award … Read More

Collective Agreements Collective agreements play a crucial role in ensuring that any variation in terms covered by the agreement must first be negotiated. This places the worker in a stronger position to object to proposed changes than if they were acting as an individual only. Although not generally legally binding (unless otherwise stated within the agreement) they are usually incorporated … Read More

The use of EU Human Rights law to remedy failings of domestic legislation is sometimes a last resort that can pay off. Unfortunately, in this case (Steer v Stormsure – Court of Appeal) it could not resolve what the claimant (and the Equality and Human Rights Commission who supported her) felt was a disparity in the granting of interim relief. … Read More

The Future of Flexible Work: a TUC report – A Summary The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has produced a report on the future of flexible work. Flexible working is beneficial for both workers and employers. It can allow people to balance their work and home lives, is important in promoting equality at work and can lead to improved recruitment and … Read More

A new Single Body Enforcement Body, but further detail is needed. Last week The Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy confirmed plans for a Single Enforcement Body (SEB) to protect worker’s rights. Business Minister Paul Scully, said “we will take action against big brands that turn a blind eye to abuses of worker’s rights”. The Government have labelled the … Read More

EAT decision in Mercer –v- Alternative Future Group Ltd increases protection for workers taking industrial action In a much-anticipated decision, the EAT has delivered a resounding victory for the Claimant by upholding (and indeed improving upon) the ET’s finding that s.146 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (which protects workers against detriment for trade union activities) includes protection for workers … Read More

Mental Health Awareness week organised by the Mental Health Foundation is taking place from Monday 10th – Sunday 16th May 2021. Mental Health in the Workplace In recent years the number of people suffering from work-related mental health conditions has increased. According to figures released by Health Safety Executive (HSE) following the Labour Force Survey, 17.9 million working days were … Read More

The EAT held that a worker who had taken annual leave, but not been paid for it, was not able to carry over the right to claim payment for all of this unpaid leave on termination of employment. The principle set out in King v Sash Window, is that the WTR should be interpreted to enable workers to accumulate, from … Read More

The Supreme Court has confirmed that Uber drivers are ‘workers’ for the purpose of rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”), the Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”) and the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“NMWA”). Uber BV and others v Aslam and others The Court stressed that the question of whether there is ‘worker’ status is one of statutory … Read More

South Yorkshire based supplier of windows, doors and conservatories, Sash UK Ltd was placed into administration on 22nd May 2020. Unfortunately, over 100 employees were immediately made redundant without any warning. When a company makes 20 or more employees redundant from one workplace, they have a legal duty to collectively consult the affected employees before making them redundant. If a … Read More

Thomas Cook Redundancy Payout Victory Welcomed TSSA and Leeds based Morrish Solicitors have secured an employment tribunal judgment against Thomas Cook over the travel firm’s failure to consult before making redundancies, meaning up to 1,500 former employees could claim as much as £4,200 from the Insolvency Service. Thomas Cook went into liquidation on 23 September 2019 with around 1,500 London, … Read More