Employment Insight: can employers require their employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19?
In the wake of the commencement of the government’s vaccination programme, aimed at immunising the majority of the UK population …
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Bates Wells wins ground-breaking worker status case against Uber in the Supreme Court
The unanimous and emphatic victory for the drivers will have significant implications for an estimated 5.5 million individuals engaged in …
Bates Wells wins landmark Court of Appeal case against Uber
Today Uber lost its appeal to the Court of Appeal, in a landmark case concerning the employment rights of an …
Landmark judgment on worker status confirms another huge success for Bates Wells’ Employment team
In November 2017, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that the Claimants in this case, all of …
Bates Wells represent Uber drivers in landmark case in the Court of Appeal
Ground-breaking gig economy case set to have a significant impact on the rights of 2.8 million On 30 and 31 …
Uber CoA case: Paul Jennings and Rachel Mathieson write for The Times
Paul Jennings and Rachel Mathieson from our Employment team have written an opinion piece for Times Law setting out why …
Bates Wells is listed in the Escape 100 for a second year running
The Escape 100 list represents the purposeful organisations that are leading the way in putting their people and our planet …
Crisis communication: top tips for charities
Peter Gilheany, director at Forster Communications, outlines a practical toolkit for communicating in a crisis. Unfortunately, crisis communications is a …
Fraud and cyber security – Prepare to Prevent
The risk of fraud – especially cyber fraud – is not going away. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media …
Navigating the polarised politics of our times
Politics and public discourse have become increasingly fractured in recent years. More and more charities are bumping into the obstacle …
The Charities Act 2022 explained: Charity names
In this blog we look at provisions in the Charities Act 2022 which will extend the Charity Commission’s powers in …
Our tips for avoiding contractual disputes over office equipment
We are frequently approached by clients that have found themselves locked into expensive, fixed-term contracts for office devices which they …