Updated 28 July 2020 (see foot of page) Late last Saturday afternoon many people were taken by surprise by the introduction of 14-day quarantines for people entering the UK from Spain and its islands. When interviewed on Sunday morning, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said that the possibility had arisen last Friday afternoon and the decision…
Welcome to our July 2020 newsletter. Safety in the workplace and organising a return to work A couple of months ago I alerted readers to the possible application of section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. In light of the Government’s recent encouragement of employers to arrange for staff to return to work, I…
In a decision that will no doubt be of interest to many apparently self-employed hairdressers, Employment Judge Marion Batten, sitting in the Manchester Employment Tribunals, has held on determination of a preliminary issue that a qualified hairdresser who was working under what was described as an Independent Contract for Services, was in fact an employee…