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Employment status – is a lapdancer an employee?

No, says the Court of Appeal in Stringfellow Restaurants Ltd v Quashie. Ms Quashie was a lap-dancer at Stringfellows. She

Is a lap-dancer an employee?

In the case of Stringfellow Restaurants Ltd v Quashie 2012, the Court of Appeal held that a lap-dancer was not

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination

Our factsheet on pregnancy and maternity discrimination can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Factsheet_Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination_Rahman

Banker redundancies

The Guardian reports that Major banks have announced about 160,000 job cuts since early last year and with more layoffs

Holiday pay not limited to basic pay – ELA Article: British Airways v Williams & others

Jahad Rahman comments on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of British Airways Plc v Williams &

Partners and LLP members are not ‘workers’

The Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial ruling which had suggested that partners and members of a limited liability

Age discrimination

European Commission v Hungary, case C-286/12 In European Commission v Hungary, the Court of Justice of the European Union held

Flexible parental leave to give mothers ‘real choice’

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has announced that, from 2015, the UK will have a new system of flexible

Whistleblowing at HSBC

The Telegraph reports that the tax authorities have obtained details of every British client of HSBC in Jersey after a

Marta Grande

Jahad Rahman provides us with pragmatic employment law advice. He is strategic, commercial and very client friendly. I would have

UBS announces 10,000 job cuts and redundancies

Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. To

Discrimination awards to go up by 10%

Jahad Rahman of Rahman Lowe summarises the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Simmons v Castle

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