by Silks Solicitors | 19 Feb, 2021 | Employment
The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber, the taxi app company, must classify its drivers as workers rather than as self-employed. What does the ruling mean? The implication of the ruling is that thousands of Uber drivers will now be entitled to worker’s employment...
by Silks Solicitors | 29 Jan, 2021 | Employment
Between December 2020 and February 2021, the Government is consulting on the inclusion of non-compete and exclusivity in employment contracts. The review is part of a drive to boost the country’s economy following the Covid-19 crisis. The Government cites California,...
by Silks Solicitors | 8 Jul, 2020 | Employment
It is a sad fact of life, at the present time, that many jobs are at risk of redundancy. Many firms ask those whose role has been made redundant to sign a Settlement Agreement. This is very common. The purpose of such an agreement is to set out clearly, in one...
by Silks Solicitors | 19 Jul, 2018 | Employment
There has been a great deal of publicity recently relating to employment status, particularly of those who are working in the gig economy. Taxi drivers, delivery drivers and many others have been working on the basis that they are self-employed and therefore they have...
by Silks Solicitors | 11 Jul, 2018 | Employment
With a potential of two more England matches in this world cup tournament, there will undoubtedly be an understandable anticipation of a drop in productivity the mornings after the nights before. Some employers will take this as an unavoidable consequence of a...
by Silks Solicitors | 5 Apr, 2018 | Employment
The manner in which termination payments are to be treated for tax and NI contributions have been under scrutiny. The rules are changing for any termination payments after the 6th April 2018. There will be further changes in April 2019. There will now be significant...
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