Following advice from the Advocate General that the EU should rule that severe obesity should be regarded as a disability; employers may well be left wondering how to tackle the issue.

The recent European Union Court of Justice announcement that suggests obesity should be treated as a disability will have an immediate impact on British employers, according to a leading employment...

With sweeping changes to workers’ rights in England and Wales, Leanne Thomas, employment law specialist at DJM Solicitors, says employers should ensure they don’t fall foul of complacency.

The Supreme Court has ruled that forcing job applicants to disclose minor crimes as part of background checks is a breach of their human rights.

The European court will soon hear a case that could radically change equality and discrimination law. If obesity is classed as a disability, companies throughout Europe will need to take notice.

UK workers are protected from discrimination by the Equality Act. However, the Act is unclear on whether overseas workers are covered while carrying out duties abroad.

Workers whose total pay package relies heavily on commission will have this reflected in their holiday pay, following a ruling in favour of an employee in a tribunal.

Members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) will from now on be classed as workers, with all the associated rights, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of LLP member Krista Bates van...

Important lessons can be learnt from the “Employee Fraudscape” report recently published by CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service.

Unison, one of the country's largest unions, has been given permission to seek a judicial review of the introduction of fees for employment tribunal fees.

The Government has been urged to launch a full investigation into claims workers were blacklisted on London's Crossrail project.

The Metropolitan Police has opened a formal investigation into allegations of collusion in the blacklisting of construction workers.