The Supreme Court decision in the ‘Zalewski’ case, delivered on 6th April 2021, has necessitated some changes to the way WRC hearings will be held… Read More »Supreme Court decision in Zalewski case forces changes to the procedures in WRC cases
A UK bulk liquid lorry driver was recently dismissed from his employment on account of his refusal to wear a face mask on a client… Read More »Lorry driver fired for refusing to wear a face mask
The WRC’s new code of practice concerning the right to disconnect form work has been signed into law from 1st April 2021. This code of… Read More »The right to disconnect from work-new code of practice from WRC, 1st April 2021
Are you getting a redundancy package? Or perhaps you are retiring? Most payments from employers to employees are taxable; but there is a special tax… Read More »The taxation of lump sum payments on redundancy or retirement
A recent High Court decision in an employment case involving an employee who was dismissed on probation appeared to be a ‘game changer’. It seemed… Read More »Court of Appeal overturns High Court decision in dismissal of employee on probation case