Addison Lee has lost its claim at the Employment Appeal Tribunal that its drivers were self-employed. The EAT ruling today upheld a previous decision that the taxi and courier company’s drivers are workers and should…
Workplace bullying and harassment Bullying and harassment is behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated or offended. Harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. Examples of bullying or harassing behaviour include: spreading malicious rumours unfair…
Myth: Employers can make deductions from the wages of staff who make mistakes which cost them money Irwin Mitchell LLP 22 March 2018 The right to be paid wages in full is a basic employment…
Here we summarise the latest employment law changes and legal updates. Acas are the employment relations experts and a trusted source of advice for employers, employees, Government and others. The Government has introduced several new…
Autonomous Vehicles Will Replace Taxi Drivers, But That’s Just the Beginning By Sam Tracy of the Huffington Post 06/11/2015 03:51 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 Google, Tesla Motors, and many other companies are in a race…
Minimum wage hikes promised by Labour could lead to workers being replaced by robots, think-tanks warns The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned wage hikes could accelerate automation Jeremy Corbyn has promised a dramatic hike in…
Tribunal fees to be scrapped Beckett Frith, July 26, 2017 The Supreme Court has ruled that the fees – introduced in July 2013 – are unlawful Employment tribunal fees look set to be scrapped after…
‘Unite the Union’ in turmoil after allegations the election for General Secretary was conducted Illegal? STATEMENT FROM GERARD COYNE I have been notified by email that I have been sacked from my position as West…
Dear Member The clip below shows why the Workers of England Union is a truly independent Trade Union. When the Trade Union becomes to involved with one particular political party then it is damaging to…
What might an English Parliament look like? The Constitution Unit is consulting on the design options Dear Member The Workers of England Union campaigns for an English government which produces clearly stated policies for England….
The Workers of England Union has written to the new Business Secretary Greg Clark urging him to investigate the pay awards of the Post offices top bosses. However it is not just that the Post…
PROFESSIONAL CAREERS ADVICE? THE WORKERS OF ENGLAND CAN HELP… No matter what your profession may be, there may come a time when you feel you have to find another job. Be it through redundancy, dismissal…