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Calling in sick

Employment Tribunal judge might as well have invited workers to ‘go sick and send bosses your beer tab’

13 June 2021 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

The case of the workshy driver who won an employment tribunal despite being spotted at a bar after phoning in sick is a fine example of why the pendulum of power has swung too far towards employees.

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The Supreme Court opened the floodgates and now businesses are starting to drown in employment tribunals

8 July 2019 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

I’m not claiming to be Mystic Meg, but I knew I would be spot on with my prediction when the Supreme Court deemed employment tribunal fees to be illegal in 2017. I said there would be a flood of claims against businesses, and I have been proven 100 percent correct!

Charlie Mullins

Supreme Court missed huge opportunity to drag law into 21st Century with Pimlico Plumbers’ ruling

13 June 201813 June 2018 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

I’m supposed to say I’m disappointed that the Supreme Court has ruled against Pimlico Plumbers, by ruling that plumber, Gary Smith, was a worker, rather than the self-employed contractor we all knew he was when he was carrying out work for my company.

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Pimlico Plumbers’ employment status case heading for the Supreme Court

8 August 2017 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

I’ve received the most wonderful news that my company, Pimlico Plumbers, has been granted permission to appeal our long-running and potentially ground-breaking employment case to the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court has opened the floodgates and employers will drown in tribunals

26 July 2017 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

I am shaking with rage I’m so angry about today’s Supreme Court ruling that says that charging people to bring employment tribunal cases against employers is illegal.

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Nearly two-thirds of UK companies are set to scale back hiring plans in response to the Chancellor's £40bn tax hike, according to new polling by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Reeves weighs income tax rise to plug £30bn fiscal hole

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering raising income tax for the first time in more than a decade as she faces one of the most difficult budgets in recent memory, with a £30bn fiscal gap and mounting political risks.

NatWest profits surge 30% as higher interest rates fuel bank earnings

Brainspark Games founder secures triple investment on Dragons’ Den

UK car production plunges to lowest level since 1952 after Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack

London Stock Exchange seals £170m deal with 11 global banks to strengthen post-trade operations

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