Employment Law Blog

COVID-19 voluntary vs mandatory vaccination policies

• Posted2021-10-04 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

Since the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine, starting in winter 2020, the majority of people have taken up the opportunity to be immunised. However, a minority have shown some reluctance or declined to have it. For employers, unvaccinated employees could...

Do your recruitment and equal opportunities policies reflect our developing understanding of gender?

• Posted2021-06-21 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

Our understanding and perceptions of gender and sex have evolved significantly in recent times. The landmark case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover has now further developed our understanding of gender, and confirmed that those identifying as non-binary or...

Is your contract of employment compliant?

• Posted2021-05-11 00:00
• AuthorAbbey Ainslie

The section 1 statement is the basis of all employment relationships and it is highly unusual that significant change arises in the law to affect this. However, in 2020 this is exactly what happened. With the return to more normal patterns of working, now...

Protecting your business from former employees - potential developments in the pipeline

• Posted2021-03-29 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

A non-compete clause is a type of restrictive covenant commonly found in employment contracts. Their purpose is to protect a business by preventing an employee from either (a) working for a competitor or (b) setting up their own competing business for a...

Self-employed or freelance staff? The Uber case and its implications for SMEs

• Posted2021-03-01 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

Does your business rely upon staff who you deem to be freelance or self-employed? If so, you would be well-advised to take a moment to review those relationships in light of the recent decision in Uber BV & othrs v Aslam & othr s. If, as in the...