Employment

The leading case on when a person will have been discriminated against due to the manifestation of their beliefs.

The Supreme Court’s defining decision on “fire and rehire”.

The High Court considered the enforceability of a 12-month non-compete covenant in the financial services sector and the remedies for breach of such a covenant.

Article 11 ECHR requires some degree of protection for striking workers against detriment by their employers, held the Supreme Court.

Complex team move dispute in the reinsurance sector, concerning 38 employees across multiple European jurisdictions. Settled on first day of an expedited trial, due to run for six weeks.

Deliveroo riders were not in an employment relationship for the purposes of Article 11 ECHR, held the Supreme Court. Further, Article 11 does not provide a right to compulsory collective bargaining.

The CJEU confirmed that Article 157 TFEU has direct effect in relation to the criterion of “work of equal value” and provided guidance on the application of the “single source” of employment test.

Defining Court of Appeal case on the “separability” principle in whistleblowing.

EAT case on when gender critical beliefs amount to a protected belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.

Supreme Court case finding that care workers engaged in “sleep-in shifts” were only entitled to the minimum wage while they were awake for the purpose of working.