Amid the significant outbreak of COVID-19 – or the Coronavirus, as it is more commonly known – in various European states in the last couple of weeks, employers are finding themselves facing insurmountable pressure to determine what action to take if an employee would have returned from a high-risk destination. Serious precaution should be taken…
DetailsJanuary 2020 has been a hodgepodge of global shocks, none more shocking than the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. Whilst global and national authorities have called for calm and composure in the wake of this novel virus, there’s been a spike in the dissemination of guidance for improved hygiene in order to prevent the spreading…
DetailsSteve Easterbrook, CEO of international corporation McDonald’s, was dismissed after admitting to having been engaged in a relationship with an employee. Easterbrook had held the position of CEO of McDonald’s in the UK and Northern Europe since 2015 and was instrumental in the company’s revitalisation and advancements in recent years, where share price managed to…
DetailsThe Employment Tribunal has found that workers – also referred to as ‘dependant contractors’ or ‘limb (b) workers’ – are protected by the TUPE Regulations in the same manner as regular employees. In an action brought forward by bicycle couriers under the TUPE Regulations (for failure to pay out holiday pay and failure to consult…
DetailsIn a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, it has been established that regular voluntary overtime must be taken into account when calculating holiday pay. Employees of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust brought forward their case based on the fact that they worked both non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime (apart from regular…
DetailsA motor vehicle technician formerly employed with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust has been awarded the amount of £96,000 in damages by a tribunal. The technician, Gordon Flemming, suffered from mental health issues and subsequently claimed that he was contemplating suicide following a heart attack in 2012 which had rendered him unable to…
DetailsIn anticipation of Britain’s departure from the European Union, thousands of Tesco supermarket employees have submitted an application before the European Court of Justice to demand clarification on provisions relating to the protection of workers. The application is made on the basis that the predominantly female workforce on supermarket shop floors receives lower salaries than…
DetailsIn its judgment in the unfair dismissal case of Phoenix House vs. Stockman, the EAT found that employers and employees should always make known their intentions to record meetings, as this might otherwise amount to misconduct. However, exceptions to the rule abound. In an unfair dismissal case, a covert recording taken by Stockman (the dismissed…
DetailsMexican restaurant chain Wahaca has recently updated its eat-and-run policy, clarifying that waiters will not be made to foot bills when customers run off without paying. This change was sparked following one customer’s Twitter outrage when she witnessed an eat-and-run incident at Kentish Town’s Wahaca, where one waiter said he would be made to cover…
DetailsSarah Kuteh, a nurse formerly employed at Dartford’s Darent Valley Hospital, has been sacked for repeatedly striking up conversation regarding her faith with patients in a manner which breached the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) rules. Kuteh had insisted with a cancer patient that he should pray to God for “a better chance of survival”,…
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