Delve into the complexities of status, worker categories, and sectors. This area offers insights into the classification of workers, sector-specific regulations, and the implications for employment rights and obligations.
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an analysis by Andrew Osborne, Stephen O’Flaherty and Pip Hague of Lewis Silkin on the...
Immigration analysis: The Home Office has published updated sponsor guidance which expands the scope of right to work checks expected of work route...
Law360: A housing provider has lost its application to strike out claims from unionised workers over a blog post from its CEO offering a pay raise to...
Employment analysis: In McMahon v AXA ICAS, the Court of Session (CSIH) held that payments due under a permanent health insurance (PHI) scheme can...
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Office-holdersThis Practice Note looks at the characteristics of an office-holder, whether they can also be employees or workers, the specific equality rights that they have and the issues that arise in respect of police, religious ministers and priests, judges and directors.Characteristics of
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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