Weekly Issue 660

Outdated skills

Despite historically low levels of unemployment and tightening immigration controls, only a third of working age people in the UK feel positive about their future career prospects according to a recent report (...).

Driver control

When determining if someone is an employee, tribunals will apply certain tests such as whether there is a requirement for personal service, the degree of control by the employer and other factors consistent with a contract for service. In Augustine v Econnect Cars Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that Mr Augustine was not an employee but a worker because he retained some control by deciding when he could work (...).

Grief reaction

Claimants alleging disability discrimination have to show that they have a long-term impairment which has a substantial adverse effect on their day-to-day abilities. In Igweike v TSB Bank plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that although a life event such as a bereavement can cause an impairment, that does not mean that it will automatically have that effect in each and every case (...).