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Darren Newman

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Darren Newman qualified as a barrister in 1990, and has represented both employers and employees at tribunal. He provides straightforward practical guidance on a wide range of employment law issues through Darren Newman Employment Law.

    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts
    • Freelance workers

    What can we expect from the Supreme Court in the Pimlico Plumbers case?

    by Darren Newman 31 Aug 2017
    by Darren Newman 31 Aug 2017

    Consultant editor Darren Newman expresses surprise that Pimlico Plumbers was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in a...

    • Employment law
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Taylor review: Establishing employment status

    by Darren Newman 19 Jul 2017
    by Darren Newman 19 Jul 2017

    XpertHR’s consultant editor Darren Newman looks at the proposals in the Taylor review to clarify employment status, as well as...

    • Case law
    • Enhanced pay
    • Shared parental leave

    Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?

    by Darren Newman 13 Jun 2017
    by Darren Newman 13 Jun 2017

    Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...

    • Employee relations
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Collective bargaining

    General election 2017: which party will shake up employment law the most?

    by Darren Newman 30 May 2017
    by Darren Newman 30 May 2017

    With the general election approaching, consultant editor at XpertHR Darren Newman examines the Labour and Conservative manifestos to see where...

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Indirect discrimination

    Indirect discrimination: a welcome ruling from the Supreme Court

    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017
    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in two joined indirect discrimination cases.
    The...

    • Acas
    • Early conciliation
    • Employment tribunals

    Early conciliation “no substitute” for effective employment tribunals

    by Darren Newman 4 Oct 2016
    by Darren Newman 4 Oct 2016

    XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman maintains that the Acas early conciliation service provides no real substitute for dealing with claims...

    • Employment law
    • Discrimination
    • Indirect discrimination

    Flexible working and indirect discrimination: a difficult balance

    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016
    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016

    Consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent indirect sex discrimination case that highlights the problems that an employer can face...

    • Physical environment
    • Whistleblowing

    Can you really blow the whistle about a cramped workstation?

    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2016
    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2016

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains why the changes introduced in 2013 to the definition of a “protected disclosure” for whistleblowing...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender
    • Equal pay

    Gender pay gap reporting: the draft legislation examined

    by Darren Newman 16 Feb 2016
    by Darren Newman 16 Feb 2016

    Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the recently published draft gender pay gap reporting legislation.
    The measures on gender pay gap...

    • Case law
    • Minimum wage
    • Mobile workers

    Do mobile workers have to be paid for travelling to their first job?

    by Darren Newman 21 Oct 2015
    by Darren Newman 21 Oct 2015

    Travel time and on-call time are treated differently for the purposes of the national minimum wage and the working time...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Dispute resolution

    Strike reforms: Turnout thresholds are the least of the unions’ problems

    by Darren Newman 3 Sep 2015
    by Darren Newman 3 Sep 2015

    Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the Trade Union Bill and explains why, as currently drafted, the Bill places more restrictions...

    • National living wage
    • Living Wage
    • Minimum wage

    A national living wage: an important but complex shift in policy

    by Darren Newman 5 Aug 2015
    by Darren Newman 5 Aug 2015

    Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the complexities arising from the Chancellor’s announcement of a “national living wage” for workers aged...

    • Employee relations
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Industrial action reform: the Government’s proposals

    by Darren Newman 27 May 2015
    by Darren Newman 27 May 2015

    Consultant editor Darren Newman examines Government's proposals for reform in relation to industrial action, and balloting thresholds in particular.

    • Case law
    • Disability
    • Disability discrimination

    Disability discrimination: when diabetes is not a disability

    by Darren Newman 13 Apr 2015
    by Darren Newman 13 Apr 2015

    Consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision involving the concept of diabetes as a disability for...

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    The zero hours contracts problem: which political party holds the solution?

    by Darren Newman 4 Feb 2015
    by Darren Newman 4 Feb 2015

    In the run-up to the general election, consultant editor Darren Newman looks at the hot topic of zero hours contracts...

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