Weekly Issue 595

Labour & European Law Review 07 November 2018

Night shift working

Analysis recently published by the TUC shows that the number of people who work night shifts now accounts for one in nine employees (...).

Outdated payment

Under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, employers cannot vary a contract if the reason for the variation is the transfer. In Tabberer and ors v Mears Ltd and ors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that employers can, however, vary a contract if the relevant contractual term is outdated and unfair (...)

Providing Evidence

In order to prove disability discrimination under the Equality Act, workers have to show that the impairment has an “adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”. In Mutombo-Mpania v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that this involves providing evidence listing the specific activities that the worker could not undertake because of the alleged disability (...)