Over 2,000 Next store staff who are taking legal action against the national retailer for equal pay have won the second and crucial stage in their legal battle, which ruled their jobs are equal to warehouse jobs. They are represented by @Eli2a3ethGeorge leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

So proud to report that UNISON - UK's largest union has won its JR vs the govt’s introduction of the agency regulations which allowed strike breaking. Regs quashed. Another stonking win for UNISON. Michael Ford @StuartBrittend1 Serena Crawshay-Williams Bruce Robin & Christina McAnea for backing our judgement

Members of Old Square Chambers successful in judicial review of agency worker regulations. Judgment was handed down in the case of R (ASLEF and others, UNISON and the NASUWT) v The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (KB) [2023]. #ukemplaw oldsquare.co.uk/members-of-old…

Oliver Segal KC and Melanie Tether acted for 11 trade unions instructed by Richard Arthur of Thompsons Solicitors. Michael Ford, @StuartBrittend1, Serena Crawshay-Williams & Emily Skinner acted for UNISON - UK's largest union and was instructed by @adamcreme.bsky.social on BlueSky, Bruce Robin & Emma Pitfield of UNISON.

Delighted to have been involved in this important case alongside my colleagues @adamcreme.bsky.social on BlueSky and Bruce Robin at UNISON Legal Dept and Michael Ford, @StuartBrittend1, Serena Crawshay-Williams and Emily Skinner at Old Square Chambers lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/…

The House of Lords has amended the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill to remove the important proposed provisions relating to harassment at work by third parties as well as watering down preventative duties on employers Institute of Employment Rights ier.org.uk/news/house-of-…

BREAKING: Agnew judgment UNISON - UK's largest union led victory UK Supreme Court finds: gap of 3 months or more between a series of linked underpayments of wages will no longer defeat claims: unison.org.uk/news/2023/10/s… Thanks as always Michael Ford &NikiNewbegin Old Square Chambers Shantha David

Sleeping on the streets is not a lifestyle choice. We don’t have nearly enough affordable homes & rents are soaring, leaving people destitute and forced to sleep rough. [🧵1/4] ft.com/content/ccf9c2…

UK SC judgment in the Deliveroo case supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-202… Bad news for IWGB as the SC held that its riders are not in an 'employment relationship' for the purposes of A11 ECHR. The 'substitution clause' in their contract proved fatal to the claim - paras 69-70 👇

2 big #ukemplaw hearings starting tomorrow. 1st Mercer in the Supreme Court on the breadth of the s.146 TULRCA protection for engagement in strike action vis-a-vis Art 11 2nd, Omooba in the EAT on social media, protected beliefs, separability & doubtless a look at Higgs v Farmor.

OSC's Michael Ford , @StuartBrittend1 & Alan Bogg will be appearing in the UK Supreme Court today in the case of Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer - instructed by Bruce Robin of UNISON - UK's largest union, representing Mercer. Streaming from 10am supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.…

1. The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (UK Parliament Human Rights Committee) has published a preliminary analysis of the Rwanda Bill. Here's a short thread with some key excerpts. committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

Speech by Lady Rose on The Law on Status in the Gig Economy, with citations of several scholars including Paula Giliker Jeremias Adams-Prassl and Abi Adams supremecourt.uk/docs/speech-23…

Testimony from Narmada Thiranagama was part of the #Windrush case against the Home Office in the High Court this week. UNISON Legal Dept was represented by Shantha David and Emma Pitfield The bravery of those standing up and speaking truth to power is movingly captured here by Narmada ⏬

🚨BREAKING: High Court rules government’s Windrush failings are unlawful "Ministers must treat all people with dignity and respect, and act with integrity. The hope is the next government will act quickly to make amends to this disgraceful chapter in our history," UNISON gen sec

BREAKING NEWS: Landmark equal pay win for thousands of workers against Next. More than 3,500 current & former store staff of national retailer Next have won their six-year legal fight for equal pay. @Eli2a3ethGeorge and her team represent the store workers ow.ly/vJB950T78KL

USDAW & Ors v Tesco Stores Ltd [2024] UKSC 28 – Supreme Court restores final injunction to restrain Tesco’s “fire and re-hire”. Oliver Segal KC and Stuart Brittenden KC represented USDAW instructed by Neil Todd of Thompsons Solicitors oldsquare.co.uk/usdaw-ors-v-te… #tesco #ukemplaw #supremecourt

Court of Appeal rules Ofsted inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head was unfairly dismissed. In a unanimous judgment, the judges said it was “deeply regrettable” the “experienced inspector with an unblemished record on safeguarding issues” had been sacked

We’ve obtained data showing that more than 7,000 workers have gone to the government’s employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since it was launched in 2016 – 75% of them did not get their money That’s £36m in unpaid funds