Warning for employers in part-time workers' victory

• Author:
• Phil Allen

The part-time workers rules in practice are very complex. However, a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (P Sharma v Manchester City Council) has reinforced the ability of part-time workers to pursue claims and is a warning to unwary employers.

The case concerned lecturers employed by Manchester City Council. Some part-time lecturers' contracts provided that the amount of hours they did each year varied, but had a guaranteed minimum which they would be offered and required to ... (283 more words)

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