What is a redundancy?

Redundancy is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal.

A redundancy occurs when:

The business for which the employee is employed is ceasing
The business in the place where the employee is employed is ceasing
There is a reduction of a particular kind of work an employee carries out

Redundancy can also take place where a site or office is closing, where a particular department or function are no longer required or where a business…

Following recent reports of one of the biggest data breaches to date involving a UK company, Dixons Carphone, which is now thought to affect 10 million records, our disputes and employment specialist Tim Wolley looks at what is classed as a breach and what you should do if your business discovers a breach.

What is classed as personal data?

 Any information relating to a person or data subject, that can be used to directly or indirectly identify the person is…

How does the law define being self-employed?

A self-employed person will run their own business and take responsibility for the success of the business. Self-employed people are more likely to be contracted to provide a service for a client and will not be paid through PAYE.

Ultimately only a court or employment tribunal can make a final decision on someone’s employment status. Someone can still be classed as an ’employee’ or ‘worker’ even when they are…