marcuscleaver · Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer [2024] UKSC 12 If an employer fires an employee for going on strike then they can sue for unfair dismissal but what about if the employer simply disciplines the worker and does not actually
marcuscleaver · Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee [2023] UKSC 43 A number of Deliveroo drivers wanted to be represented by a union for collective bargaining purposes. That request was rejected because they were held not to be in an employment
marcuscleaver · R (Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court [2023] UKSC 38 Should administrators be subject to the same duties as managers when it comes to making redundancies in a company facing administration? The Supreme Court was asked to make a decision. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from
marcuscleaver · Chief Constable of the PSNI v Agnew [2023] UKSC 33 A dispute over pay required a fresh look at EU law. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21 In this case the Supreme Court was asked to consider two different methods of working out holiday pay. One was more favourable to workers while the other was closer to the method found in EU case
marcuscleaver · Anwar v Advocate General for Scotland [2021] UKSC 44 How simple should it be to take interim measures against the other party to a case? In these employment law proceedings this question is considered in the context of EU law and we also
marcuscleaver · Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2021] UKSC 33 An accusation of racial discrimination against Royal Mail raises interesting questions about the test to be applied in these claims. Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
marcuscleaver · Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley [2021] UKSC 10 As part of an equal pay claim, a claimant has to find another employee to compare themselves with. In this episode we examine what the approach should be if that comparator is working at a
marcuscleaver · Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake [2021] UKSC 8 Should a shift where you have to sleep at or near your place of work count as working time for the purposes of the national minimum wage? That is the question the Supreme Court has
As a bit of a peak behind the curtain, sometimes I record episodes of the podcast in advance and schedule them to go out. That is what I ended up doing this week for Uber v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5 because (excitingly!) I was busy moving into my new