Tag Archives: House of Lords

Extension of IR35 to the private sector, Part 17 – the House of Lords takes revenge, eventually (UK)

Trying to find the most depressing part of the new House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee report on IR35 is not easy.  There are so many possible candidates, for one thing, and as an insight into the legislative process it is little short of terrifying.  Not even law by twitter like the Job Retention Scheme, … Continue Reading

Treading the thin line between incompetence and discrimination

In a boost to the cause of inept line management everywhere, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held last month that it is not permissible to extrapolate without more from conduct which is unreasonable, incompetent and lackadaisical to that which is discriminatory. The point is not wholly new. Back in 1998 the then House of Lords heard … Continue Reading
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