Ilinca Mardarescu

The Supreme Court dismissed Pimlico Plumber’s appeal recently paving the way for a deluge of claims from “workers” in the gig economy.  The judgment upheld the Employment Tribunal’s and Court…

Holiday pay case a game-changer A recent decision in The Court of Justice of the European Union  (CJEU) in the case of King v Sash Windows Workshop is a potential…

Vento bands increase for discrimination cases Earlier this month, the President of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and Scotland announced a rise in the potential compensation employees will…

Inequality at the BBC? The gender pay gap & what it tells you   With the BBC having recently published its list of top earners, issues such as the gender…

Modern Slavery The Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into force on 29 October 2015.  It consolidates offences relating to slavery and trafficking.  S.54 provides that all organisations with a turnover…

Fixed Retirement Age Compulsory retirement ages in contracts of employment used to be the norm.  Now however, inserting such a clause would need careful consideration. Indeed, unless it can be…

Employment Law in 2017 - Important Changes 2017 is expected to bring about a few important changes to employment law. The most anticipated will be the Supreme Court’s decision on…