The Year Ahead: Ten predictions for 2015

Sarah Parkin rounds up the key employment law developments, cases and policies that practitioners can expect in the coming year ‘This article sets out ten predictions for 2015, outlining the main parties’ proposals and the key developments and cases employment lawyers can expect next year.’ Next year is currently set to be relatively quiet as …
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Employment Status: Considerations when using personal service companies

Matthew Towers discusses a recent case on what counts as ’employment’ for the purposes of bringing a discrimination claim ‘Individuals providing work through personal service companies may not be protected against discrimination under the EA, especially where contractual arrangements are complicated.’ In some industries, such as IT, it is relatively common for individuals to provide …
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