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Outsourced Payroll is not a TUPE Transfer: Lessons from a costly VAT ruling

Outsourced Payroll is not a TUPE Transfer: Lessons from a costly VAT ruling

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Oct 21, 2026 | Employment Law

A recent tribunal decision shows that calling an arrangement a "TUPE transfer" does not make it one. For accounting firms and their HR teams, the case reminds them that employment status turns on legal realities and not administrative assumptions. A...
Flat fees and part-time workers: why “sole cause” no longer protects employers

Flat fees and part-time workers: why “sole cause” no longer protects employers

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Oct 6, 2026 | Employment Law

A part-time private hire driver challenged a flat weekly fee his company charged for access to its booking and dispatch system. Because the fee did not vary with hours worked, part-timers paid far more per hour than full-timers for the same service. He claimed less...
Ready for the October employment law changes?

Ready for the October employment law changes?

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Sep 28, 2026 | Employment Law

Several employment law changes are approaching that businesses need to understand. The first arrives on 1 October 2026, when the normal period in which an employee can bring a claim to an Employment Tribunal increases from three months to six months. The change has a...
Training clawbacks can constitute an unlawful restraint of trade

Training clawbacks can constitute an unlawful restraint of trade

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Sep 16, 2026 | Employment Law

Seeking to claw back training costs from wages is common practice. However, a recent ruling has set clearer boundaries as to how this can become an unenforceable restraint of trade. An appellant joined an IT services provider as a trainee quality assurance engineer...
When a discretionary bonus becomes enforceable

When a discretionary bonus becomes enforceable

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Sep 2, 2026 | Employment Law

Where an employee is promised a discretionary bonus as an incentive, an employer may be held liable for the full figure if the preconditions have been met and the chain of authorisation is fully satisfied. Indeed, a recent ruling by a tribunal has made it clear that...
Have you reviewed your workers’ employment status?

Have you reviewed your workers’ employment status?

by support@informanagement.co.uk | Aug 27, 2026 | Employment Law

Businesses should regularly review whether individuals working for them are correctly classified as employees, workers or self-employed. Getting employment status wrong can result in unexpected tax liabilities, penalties and loss of employment rights. Employment...
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