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UK immigration strategies for EEA business travellers and workers from 2021
27 August 2020EEA nationals and their employers are now turning their minds towards how frequent business/work travellers and cross-border commuters can continue to come to the UK from 2021. For some, the best solution may be offered by the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), but there are also other options to consider.
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New Immigration Rules for students give employers an insight into what's to come for workers
22 September 2020On 10 September 2020 the Home Office published new Immigration Rules for students. These provide the first glimpse of the new Points Based Immigration System (PBIS), and what some of its implications will be not only for students, but for employers and workers as well.
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A briefing note on the immigration implications for Tier 2 workers of changes to salary, the Government’s Furlough Scheme and redundancy amid the COVID-19 pandemic
02 November 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has significant and wide-ranging economic as well as public health impacts. Businesses are feeling the side-effects of profoundly changed trading circumstances. This note will take you through the immigration implications of a number of actions you may be forced to take to protect your business due to the pandemic, taking into account Home Office guidance as this is updated.
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High Court rules that ‘workers’ should be protected from health and safety detriment (UK)
19 November 2020The UK has failed to properly implement EU health and safety law by restricting protection from detriment on health and safety grounds to “employees”, the High Court has ruled in a recent case. The extension of such protection to the broader category of “workers” potentially increases employers’ exposure to Covid-related health and safety claims.
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New TUC proposals: trade unions to inform and inspire platform workers
17 December 2021The Trades Union Congress has called for trade unions to have a digital right of access to platform and gig economy workers and for the introduction of sectoral collective bargaining. These calls follow the Labour Party’s commitment that the next Labour government will give these rights and others to trade unions.
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Will the government repeal the ban on agencies supplying workers to fill in during strikes?
16 June 2022Transport secretary Grant Shapps hit the headlines this week when he announced that the government is considering legal changes to allow agencies to supply workers to fill in for striking staff. This is in response to planned strikes across the rail network next week.
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Sponsorship of workers in the UK – 28 September 2022
13 October 2022Due to the current low unemployment rate in the UK and the effects of Brexit on movement of workers, more employers are applying for or holding sponsor licences to recruit workers from abroad. The benefits can be substantial, but considerable preparation is involved and sponsorship comes with various duties and responsibilities.
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The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill: do we predict a riot of requests?
17 February 2023The government is finally following up on its 2018 promise to address “one-sided flexibility” in work contracts by backing this Private Member’s Bill. This article looks at the planned new rights.
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EU Platform Workers Directive – a further step forward
15 June 2023The Platform Workers Directive just inched closer towards being adopted by the EU. This article looks at how the Directive is shaping up as it nears its final stages.
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Tipping the Scales: How the Latest Labour Tribunal Ruling Impacts Gig Workers
13 July 2023The burgeoning gig economy has long presented a conundrum in employment law, with its unique model of work raising significant questions about employment status, workers’ right and entitlements.
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Sales consultants and warehouse workers found to be doing work of “equal value”
03 August 2023The Tribunal’s decision that the work of Next’s store-based sales consultants and warehouse workers is of equal value paves the way to what is likely to be the first claim of this type, brought against a major retailer, to reach a final hearing.
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The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act has been passed
27 September 2023The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act, which gives certain workers, agency workers and employees a new statutory right to request a predictable working pattern, received Royal Assent on 19 September – although it seems that it won’t actually come into force for another year.
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EU Platform Workers Directive – more changes as political agreement reached
21 December 2023The Platform Workers Directive has taken another important step towards being adopted by the EU, with political agreement on the text being reached on 13 December. This involves some significant changes to the originally proposed draft wording.
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Pay Transparency Directive: what is the role of workers’ representatives?
26 March 2024The Pay Transparency Directive will give workers’ representatives new rights to access and interrogate their employer’s pay data and policies. We look at the implications for employers.
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New Deal talking points: How will employment tribunals cope with Labour’s reforms to workers’ rights?
05 July 2024The Labour Party promises transformational reforms to employment law, but how will employment tribunals cope with a likely increase in the number of claims? And what will be the impact of increased delays on employers?
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 9 – Waiving future claims in settlement agreements and outsourced workers
18 July 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10-minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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Second cycle courier found to be a ‘worker’
28 March 2017Another day, another case on the gig economy… An Employment Tribunal has found that a cycle courier was a “worker”, rather than an independent contractor, and therefore entitled to statutory holiday pay.
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Uber’s worker status appeal rejected
05 September 2017The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers” rather than independent contractors.
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Extending ‘off-payroll’ worker reforms to the private sector
23 November 2017The Chancellor announced in the autumn Budget that there will be a consultation in 2018 to tackle non-compliance with IR35 rules in the private sector.
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Court of Appeal rejects Uber's worker status appeal
20 December 2018The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has upheld, by a 2:1 majority, the ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers” rather than independent contractors. The majority also upheld the finding of the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) that drivers are working when they are signed into the Uber app and ready to work.