employment-law

The long awaited decision of the Supreme Court in the Asda equal pay saga is to some extent disappointing. Two difficult points of law had been considered by the ET, the EAT and the Court of Appeal.... Read more

A double page spread in The Times on 1 February consisted almost entirely of negative comments about employment tribunals. The writer, Dominic Kennedy, also floated the idea that we could do without... Read more

There have been unprecedented impacts on employees’ rights during this global pandemic, including the right to health and safety at work and the right to be paid.  Read more

Message from the Editor, Dan Hobbs: This is a special edition produced to answer many of the employment law questions arising out of the present COVID-19 pandemic.On 1 April 2020, Alastair Hodge and... Read more

Employment News Government pledges further hike to national living wage People Management – 1 October Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has announced government plans to increase the ... Read more

Employment News Whistleblowing – future disclosures and reasonable belief Farrer & Co – 19 September Rachel Lewis from Farrer & Co discusses the whistleblowing cases of Bilsborough v Berry... Read more

Employment News Brexit: EU migration rules 'to end straight after no-deal' BBC News – 19 August If there is a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, the government has decided that free movement will end... Read more

Employment News UK employment slows ahead of Brexit finale Consultancy – 9 August With the Brexit deadline around the corner, the outlook employment has fallen to its lowest in more than a year. ... Read more

Employment News Redeployment rights for pregnant employees and maternity returners announced Lewis Silkin – 25 July During the final days of Theresa May’s government, redeployment rights for... Read more

Employment News Wages ‘would be £5,000 higher on average’ if productivity crisis were fixed People Management – 8 July According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), stagnant productivity... Read more