A teacher who, whilst suffering from depression and extreme stress, inflicted life-threatening injuries on a 14-year-old pupil, has been barred from working with vulnerable more »

A Catholic journalist who was upset and offended by a senior colleague’s foul-mouthed reference to the Pope has failed to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that he more »

A salesman has failed to convince the first-tier tribunal that a sum he received on termination of his employment was effectively a redundancy payment the first £30,000 of which more »

A Christian who was demoted at work for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook has won a breach of contract claim after a judge ruled that he was wrongly found guilty more »

In an important decision that further defines the word ‘worker’ within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that more »

Five care workers engaged in providing 24-hour care to a disabled woman were employed under ‘global’ contracts of employment and had the requisite continuity of employment to more »

From 6 April 2012, the unfair dismissal qualifying period increases from one year to two years for those whose employment began on or after that date. Employees who started more »

Any employee who has completed one year of continuous employment and who ‘has, or expects to have responsibility, for a child’ is entitled to take up to four weeks’ unpaid more »

The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) for this year’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. From 1 October 2012 the following rates will more »

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have won another significant battle in their quest to reclassify ‘self-employed’ workers as employees after slimming club Weight Watchers (WW) more »

With less than six months to go before the London 2012 Olympic Games commence on 27 July 2012, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has begun publishing more »

Disputes in the workplace are regrettably a common occurrence and can have many different causes. Attempts should always be made by all parties involved in the dispute to resolve more »

Under Section 3 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA) workers are protected from less favourable treatment on the ground that they are married or in a civil partnership. Under more »

For many years, it was accepted law that ministers of religion did not normally come within the definition of ‘employee’ for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 more »

In his Pre-Budget Report, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced plans to bring forward the increase in the State Pension Age (SPA) to 67. For men, the more »

In Zulhayir v JJ Food Service Ltd., the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee was not ‘self-dismissed’ because he had failed to respond to a letter from his more »

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the Government’s proposals for reform of employment law, which aim to cut unnecessary demands on business whilst safeguarding more »

The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that the dismissal of an employee who made derogatory remarks about work colleagues on her Facebook page was unfair. After a particularly more »

The Court of Appeal has held that where an employer provided an intended, unambiguous written notice of termination to an employee, the employer was not subsequently entitled to more »

Sign of the times as stress levels are now most common cause of long-term sickness absence. For the first time, stress has been reported as the most common cause of long-term more »

The Coalition Government has announced its decision to extend the qualification period for the right to claim unfair dismissal from one year to two years. The change will come more »

Employers are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to prevent their disabled workers from being placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are more »

The employee in this case was employed by two different NHS Trusts, in different jobs, working different hours. One of the jobs involved travelling whilst the other was based in a more »

The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in a case concerning the employment status of 20 valeters who provided car-cleaning service to motor retailers and auctioneers more »

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which come into force on 1 October 2011, give temporary agency workers certain new rights. Some of the new rights apply to all agency workers more »

In the current economic climate, many employers are seeking ways to reduce staff costs. Changing work patterns may assist this process. However, when considering reorganising the more »

If an employer is ‘proposing to dismiss as redundant’ twenty or more employees at one establishment, within a period of 90 days, the collective consultation provisions of more »

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision of the Employment Tribunal (ET) that an employee was not entitled to be paid his contractual wages during a period when more »

As part of its comprehensive review of employment law, the Government has launched a consultation on plans to introduce a new system of flexible parental leave from 2015. Under more »

The victory in the Court of Appeal of Ms Sharon Shoesmith, who was the Director of Children’s Services for Haringey Council at the time of the death of 17-month-old Peter more »

When the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 were first introduced, employees were protected from discrimination by reason of any ‘religion, religious more »

The Royal wedding has already put an extra bank holiday into the calendar on the 29th of the month and the House of Lords has reacted by allowing pubs an extra two hours of more »

A recent decision of the Employment Tribunal (ET) illustrates that care should be taken over any private communication made out of working hours if this contains material or more »

Provisions contained in the Equality Act 2010 that allow positive action specifically in the process of recruitment and promotion, in limited circumstances, come into force on 6 more »

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the right to request flexible working will not now be extended to parents of children aged 17. The measure had been due to come more »

In an important case (OTG Ltd. v Barke and Others), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided clarification on the application of Regulation 8(7) of the Transfer of more »

The Government has announced that the ‘Time to Train’ regulations will not be extended this April to employees of small and medium-sized businesses. The right to request time more »

In Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found that a fixed share partner (FSP) of the firm was not entitled to claim unfair dismissal because he was a more »

As part of its comprehensive review of employment legislation, the Government has published a consultation document, ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’. This seeks views on more »

In Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found that a fixed share partner (FSP) of the firm was not entitled to claim unfair dismissal because he was a more »

Following clips being placed on YouTube, Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray was dismissed from his job – said to be worth £1.7 million per year. The sacking represents a stark more »

When an employer wishes to prevent a departing employee from having access to information that could be useful to a competitor or which would assist the employee in setting up in more »

The Government has confirmed earlier announcements that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be abolished in order to give people greater flexibility as to when they stop more »