Research published by the TUC has found that coronavirus (COVID-19) mortality rates are twice as high for people in insecure jobs compared to those in managerial, professional and admin sectors
Under the Equality Act, it is unlawful to discriminate against a worker because of their religious beliefs. In Page v Lord Chancellor, however, the Court of Appeal held that it was not discriminatory for the Lord Chancellor to remove Mr Page from the magistracy, given his refusal to honour his undertaking to act without bias in his capacity as a magistrate.
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, an employee’s contract can transfer over to a transferee with all its rights and obligations even if there is more than one transferee. In McTear Contracts Ltd v Bennett and ors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the same principle applies to a service provision change transfer, even though that concept does not exist under European law.