News & Legal Updates

Does travelling to work or being on call count as working time? Listen to ELiYP Season 4 Ep 6 to find out!

Simon and Jack are secured by Ruth in "The One With The Potential Data Breach". The employment lawyers cover what constitutes a data breach, examples of employee breaches and what you can do to prevent one. Simon gives out his password *slaps face* As does Jack *slaps another face* And there are some dodgy pronunciations - DATa or data, PRIVacy or privacy. Finally, Ruth gives her Three Takeaway Tips... well three and a half (just to be on the safe side obviously).

 Simon and Jack are joined by Diva Donna in "The One With the glitterball and fake tan". The employment lawyers discuss bullying at work. They cover examples of harassment, the legislation and Donna Cha Cha Challenges Simon on protected characteristics. Jack makes a few jives and Donna 'taps' out her Three Takeaway Tips. 

Season 4, episode 3:  Simon and Jack get lit in "The One With the drunken Christmas party". The employment lawyers discuss the case of Bellman against Northampton Recruitment Ltd. They cover vicarious liability, the court of appeal outcome and Jack 'sleighs' his impersonations. Simon's Three Takeaway Tips are Snow joke. Ps. Don't forget to listen after the jingle!

Two words that can send shivers down the spine of an employer.  Vicarious liability.  This is a legal concept under which an employer can be sued by a third party for a wrongful act committed by one of its employees.  It is often used by parties to get redress for the wrongs which they suffer … Continue reading "Check yourself before you wreck yourself Vicarious Liability of Employers"

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.