Weekly Issue 389

Legal aid changes lead to loss of rights

The Children’s Commissioner last week published a report on the impact of legal aid changes on the rights of children since 2013, which also has potential implications for employment rights.

Comparator group

When bringing a claim of direct age discrimination under the Equality Act, workers have to show that there aren’t any material differences between their case and that of their comparator.

Change of client

There is a “service provision change” (SPC) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) when one contractor stops providing activities for a client and a different contractor carries them on for the same client.