News & Legal Updates

Jack and Simon take the plunge and ask Blair to join them in "The One With The Pimlico Plumbers".  The employment lawyers discuss the difference between being able to classify a worker as self-employed or an employee. They 'unblock' contracts, entitlements and the case of Mr Smith and the plumbing & heating engineers.

The award-winning Employment Team are back with their first episode of Season 4 - could we BE anymore excited? "The One With The Bert & Ernie Cake" sees Jack and Simon talking about the case between a same-sex couple and a couple of bakers who accepted (then refused) their cake order. They cover discrimination law, Supreme Court decisions and just how much Jack is willing to spend on a cake! Don't forget to tune in for their three take away tips at the end.

I overheard a discussion in the office kitchen the other day which got me to thinking about the legal implications of temperature.  Two of my colleagues were chatting about the temperature and asking why the central heating hadn’t yet been fired up… in September.  We were indeed spoiled by an unseasonably hot summer.   Now that … Continue reading "Four Seasons in One Day – Legal implications of being cauld at work"

The recent news story of Serena Williams wearing a catsuit at the French Open, and the subsequent response by the President of the French Tennis Federation, raises the interesting question of whether an employer can mandate what its employees wear to work.

Blackadders Employment Lawyer Jack Boyle discusses what can happen if you make inappropriate, discriminatory or offensive posts on social media in his latest blog.

Here are the seven deadly sins of employment law for business owners and HR professionals.

Companies like Apple, Nike and Nestle heavily rely on their logo and products to differentiate themselves from their competitors within the market. These logos and brands are a type of intellectual property known as trademarks which offer certain protections to the owners of the trademarks. 

Companies House have recently been successful in prosecuting the first person for deliberately providing false information to them.  Leaving aside any questions of whether Mr Brewer was right to exploit a loophole, or if Companies House has been overzealous in prosecuting, it serves as a timely reminder to those involved in companies that filings should … Continue reading "Not Such a Cleverly Clogs Ltd"

Employers will be aware that they cannot dismiss or subject to detriment any worker who has made a protected disclosure (a whistleblower).  Since the 12-month cap on unfair dismissal compensation was introduced, many employees are including whistleblowing elements to their unfair dismissal claims.  The reason for this is that there is no cap on the … Continue reading "I’ve got 99 problems…but a SNITCH ain’t one! Whistleblowing – meaning of protected disclosure."

The foursome are back for the finale of Season 3! Duncan, Jack, Ruth and Simon all answer a question from Bruce Clark Printers "How do I stop employees from swearing?"...