Tag archives: workers

What is a workers right to claim holiday pay?

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on February 7, 2022 Posted in General, UK

The UK Court of Appeal has given its judgment in the case of Smith v Pimlico Plumbers and has allowed the appeal by the appellant in relation to his claim for holiday pay. The case considered whether the worker (who had been incorrectly identified as self-employed) was within time to bring his claim for paid … Continue reading

DOL independent contractor rule withdrawn

By Rachel Kurth (US) on May 6, 2021 Posted in North America, United States

Trump-era independent contractor rule withdrawn Effective today, May 6, 2021, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Trump-era independent contractor rule has been officially withdrawn. The Trump-era independent contractor rule, which never went into effect due to the change between presidential administrations, would have made it easier for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. Trump-era independent … Continue reading

Supreme Court decision in Uber v Aslam

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on February 19, 2021 Posted in Contracts, UK

The Supreme Court has today handed down its decision in Uber BV and others v Aslam and others, upholding the Employment Tribunal decision that the drivers are ‘workers’ within the meaning of S.230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) and the equivalent definitions in the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (NMWA 1998) and … Continue reading

UK Supreme Court holds that plumber engaged by Pimlico Plumbers was a “worker” and not a self-employed contractor

By Claire Darbourne (UK) on June 19, 2018 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, Europe, UK

The Supreme Court has dismissed the latest appeal by Pimlico Plumbers Ltd (the Company) against the employment tribunal’s decision that one of its plumbers, Mr Smith, was a “worker” under the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) and the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR). The Supreme Court held that, on the facts of … Continue reading

The UK Government’s Good Work Plan and the Gig economy

By Claire Darbourne (UK) on March 14, 2018 Posted in Europe, General, UK

Further to our post on the UK Government’s announcement (7 February 2018) of its Good Work plan following the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published in July last year (the Review), the Government’s full response has now been published (the Response) together with the four consultation documents promised. The key proposals detailed in the … Continue reading

The UK Government’s Good Work Plan

By Claire Darbourne (UK) on February 7, 2018 Posted in Contracts, Europe, UK

(Note: Since drafting this post, the Government has published the consultation documents so a further update will follow.) The UK Government has today (7 February) announced its Good Work Plan (the Plan) in response to the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published last year which set out a number of recommendations, in particular … Continue reading