Call us now on 0300 303 5228
The latest news from Lighthouse
30th May 2017
In a recent case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether to exercise its discretion to extend the time limit for filing an appeal to the EAT in circumstances where a tribunal appeal had been lodged one hour late. The EAT confirmed that there was no good excuse for the appeal being late and refused […]
18th April 2017
In a recent case, an Employment Tribunal considered whether a claimant’s case should be struck out after the claimant discussed her case with a journalist during a break from giving evidence. Under the rules which apply to the process and procedure in Employment Tribunals, the Tribunal can strike out part or all of a claim […]
30th January 2017
An Employment Tribunal has confirmed that a courier, delivering items by bicycle, was a worker under the Employment Rights Act and was not a self-employed contractor as she was labelled. This case has some similarities to the Uber case which was commented upon in a previous update. In this case, couriers passing a recruitment process […]
1st December 2016
An Employment Tribunal (ET) has confirmed that Uber taxi drivers are “workers” for the purposes of important employment legislation; namely the Employment Rights Act 1996, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Working Time Regulations 1998. Where individuals are classed as workers they benefit from various employment rights including protection from unlawful deductions from […]
5th October 2016
The Ministry of Justice published the tribunal statistics bulletin early in September for the period April – June 2016. The bulletin is published quarterly and reports on important information relating to tribunals. In 2013 fees were imposed for those making applications to the employment tribunal and this has had a significant impact on the number […]
4th August 2016
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal in respect of an unfair dismissal claim involving a head teacher who did not disclose her relationship with a sex offender. The school had dismissed the Head Teacher for misconduct on account of the non-disclosure. The Head Teacher and the convicted sex offender […]