‘To provide the foundations of fair and decent work the Government should develop legislation and guidance that adequately sets out the tests that need to be met to establish employee or dependent contractor status. This should retain the best elements of case law and better reflect the reality of modern-day casual work in terms of the control exercised by employers over their staff.’
‘Choice and flexibility are the linked themes that animate the UK’s work/life legislation. With these objectives at their core, the legal regimes on working time, flexible working, and Shared Parental Leave will ultimately ensure gender equality in working life.’
Should the UK adopt the CJEU’s approach to Muslim headscarves in the employment sphere? Is the CJEU’s approach consistent with the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (as expressed in the legislation itself), as well as the case law of UK tribunals and courts?
