Monthly Archives: July 2017

Employment Tribunal fees have been abolished

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Darren Newman

Blimey. I now wish that, when I wrote yesterday’s post on the imminent  Supreme Court ET fees decision, I had sounded rather more confident. Frankly, though, I found it difficult to believe that the Court would really be so bold as … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court ready to rule on Tribunal fees

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Darren Newman

This is a post with a very short shelf life. By Wednesday afternoon it will be irrelevant. On Wednesday morning the Supreme Court will give its decision in the Judicial Review proceedings challenging the legality of the Employment Tribunal fee … Continue reading →

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What about the dependent contractors?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Darren Newman

There is much to mull over in the Taylor ‘Good Work’ Review. It proposes some significant changes to employment law that deserve serious consideration. I set out a whole list of them here. But a lot of attention is being … Continue reading →

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The Taylor Review – the good, the bad and and the cosmetic

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Darren Newman

It’s easy to pick holes in any substantial piece of work – which is great news for people like me. There is, therefore, plenty in the Taylor Review ‘Good Work’ Report (as it now seems to be called) that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment status, Taylor Report, Uncategorized, Zero Hours COntracts | Tagged , , | 2 Comments