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Government consultation on reforming TUPE and abolishing European Works Councils

The Government has published a consultation seeking views on proposals to clarify and reform the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) by reaffirming that TUPE only applies to employees and preventing complex contract ‘splitting’ in cases where a business is transferred to multiple transferees.

Coastal rescue service volunteer was ‘worker’ when undertaking remunerated activities

In Groom v Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the EAT has held that an employment tribunal erred in failing to find that a contract for the provision of services arose when a volunteer for the coastal rescue service attended activities in respect of which he was entitled to remuneration.

News from IDS Brief: Tribunal should have considered discriminatory dismissal claim not included in list of issues

In Z v Y, the EAT has held that an employment tribunal erred in failing to determine a claim of discriminatory constructive dismissal, which was part of the pleaded case before it, despite it not being included in the agreed list of issues.

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