Gateley Plc | United Kingdom | 10 Nov 2017
In an important test case for the entire ‘gig economy’ it has been held that Uber taxi drivers are entitled to employment rights that apply to…
HFW | European Union, United Kingdom | 19 May 2017
On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU. Some months later, we still have little idea as to what the relationship between the UK and the EU…
DLA Piper | United Kingdom | 10 Feb 2017
Employment status is shaping up to be one of the hot employment law topics for 2017. Early February and we already have a Court of Appeal judgment on…
Lewis Silkin LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Nov 2016
An Employment Tribunal recently ruled that drivers engaged by Uber are workers, not self-employed contractors, meaning that they will be entitled to…
Charles Russell Speechlys | United Kingdom | 14 Nov 2016
In the highly publicised landmark test case brought by two Uber drivers the Central London Employment Tribunal concluded that they were not…
Bristows | United Kingdom | 31 Oct 2016
In a spirited and strongly worded judgment, the employment tribunal has held that Uber drivers are not self-employed independent contractors, but are…
Ashfords LLP | United Kingdom | 31 Oct 2016
The London Central Employment Tribunal ruled on Friday that a group of Uber drivers are 'workers' as opposed to being self-employed mini-cab drivers…
Ogletree Deakins | United Kingdom | 31 Oct 2016
In a decision that may have implications for other companies in the "gig economy," an Employment Tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that…
Addleshaw Goddard LLP | United Kingdom | 30 Aug 2016
On 10 August 2016 HMRC published a consultation on salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits in kind. The consultation seeks views on limiting…
Cooper Grace Ward | Australia | 25 Aug 2016
Recently the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued a number of determinations that alter the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2010 and the…