Abrams is a USA corporate lawyer in London providing American lawyer legal services to businesses.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reached what sounds like a sensible decision in relation to a part time contract for a British Airways (BA) employee. The case involved a Purser at BA who went onto a part time contract when she returned from maternity leave in 2005. The employee took voluntary redundancy in 2015…
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There has been much coverage in the press about the so called ‘gig economy’. This is the term which has been coined to describe the much more fluid working relationships that many workers have with their employer. On the positive side, the gig economy is held out as allowing workers to hold multiple roles and…
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The media has been scattered recently with reports surrounding the unsolicited bid of $103 billion for Qualcomm Inc, made by Broadcom Ltd. The companies are competitors in the mobile device chipmaking industry; manufacturing and supplying these components to international computer and telecommunication companies. There is substantial scrutiny around the prospective takeover as, should the offer…
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