Summer’s approaching, which is a popular time for many to use a substantial portion of their annual leave. It therefore seems timely to discuss a recent decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) regarding holiday pay. Should commission be taken into account when calculating the worker’s statutory holiday pay? This […]

  Elizabeth Stephenson, Employment Solicitor I was lecturing a group of law students from the US this week, and unsurprisingly perhaps, it was clear that we in the UK enjoy better employment rights than the States generally in terms of things like the level of the National Minimum Wage, 5.6 weeks holiday per year, rights […]

When doctors go bad or, at least seem to do so – who should investigate ?   Most members of the public assume an independent investigation is a given to ensure proper standards. In the UK it is the General Medical Council (GMC) that is endorsed with responsibility for the registration of doctors to practice […]

The recent story regarding Premier League chief Richard Scudamore, and the apparently sexist emails he has sent has raised an interesting debate.  So far, as we know, the emails consisted of unflattering comments about “female irrationality” and contained jokes targeted at women.   The Football Association has decided to take no action against Scudamore,  seemingly […]

It remains a huge concern the lack of investment in the NHS. Surely the point of accident and emergency is that time remains very much of the essence and a patient needs to be seen urgently. Delay in diagnosis for some patients is a question of life and death or, enduring pain and suffering. As […]

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week released a survey of 5,000 employers in relation to zero-hours contracts. This shows that, for a sample 2-week period beginning on 20 January 2014, in Great Britain there were 1.4 million zero-hours contracts under which employees worked some hours in the sample period, and a further 1.3 […]