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Newsletter November, 2021

UK: Uber develops a retirement plan

November, 2021
  • Uber has announced that it will start rolling out the first ever pension scheme for flexible workers in the Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) and ride-hailing industry in the United Kingdom
  • Eligible drivers will be auto-enrolled in a pension scheme provided by NOW: Pensions, and managed by leading workplace solutions provider Adecco.

UK: The Court of Appeal confirms that a delivery courier is a worker

November, 2021
  • On 19 October 2021, England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled on the worker status of delivery courier.
  • It also confirmed that the requirement to provide services personally is a key element in the definition of a worker.
Newsletter October, 2021

New Ways of Working: A comparative reference tool

October, 2021
  • New Ways of Working is a new comparative reference tool developed by International Employment Lawyer,providing information on key employment and compliance topics (such as vaccinations, legislation on remote work and social relations) in 20 countries around the world.
  • It enables multinational employers to compare different legal systems and their approach to the pandemic and new ways of working that recently developed.

UK: Government consults on flexible working rights

October, 2021
  • On September 2021, the Government released for consultation its proposals (“Making Flexible Working the Default”) for strengthening flexible working rights.
  • The consultation will close on 1 December 2021.
Newsletter August, 2021

UK: Implications of the UK Supreme Court decision in the case Uber v Aslam.

August, 2021
  • UK Supreme Court judgment in the Uber v Aslam case has affected the common law relating to employment relationship. This could have ramifications in other jurisdictions, such as South Asia, which follow the principles of English Common Law in determining the existence of an employment relationship.
Newsletter May, 2021

UK Court of Appeal rejects a trade union demand for recognition as a bargaining agent

May, 2021
  • Trade union demand was rejected because there was already another recognised bargaining agent.
  • This is not a violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 
Newsletter March, 2021

UK Supreme Court judgment on Uber platform drivers as “workers” and its meaning

March, 2021
  • The long-standing case of Uber and others v. Aslam and others (2016) was finally settled by the UK Supreme Court that confirmed the views of the lower Courts stating Uber’s drivers status of “workers” within the UK legal system
  • The Supreme Court also determined what must be considered as working time for a Uber driver
Newsletter February, 2021

Brexit and its repercussions on the free movement of persons

February, 2021
  • The free movement of persons between countries of the European Union and the UK ended on 31 December 2020. Complex rules and visa permit requirements apply. 
  • The automatic mutual recognition of professional qualifications is no longer a reality. 

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