Thousands of workers such as shop assistants and medical staff who are harassed or attacked at work are set to lose the right to bring a discrimination claim against their employer for failing to...
The number of corporate manslaughter cases opened by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) rose 40% from 45 in 2011 to 63 in 2012, according to figures published by law firm Pinsent Masons.
The fight to secure compensation for former Ethel Austin and Woolworths staff stalled when the companies went into administration in 2008, but has now taken a step forward.
Tomorrow four Christians will be seeking to change UK discrimination law through the European Court of Human Rights.
You're at the end of your tether. Batman has been using the new sofa as a launch pad for the last hour.
Last month (April 2012), the Scottish civil courts refused to dismiss a claim seeking to hold Sainsbury’s plc liable for the death of a former employee. The family of murdered Roman Romasov, who was a...
Restrictive covenants and non-solicitation clauses are unpopular with employees – and employers are always concerned that, when put to the test, their contracts may not be enforceable.
In a judgment published yesterday, the Supreme Court has left the door slightly ajar for allowing businesses to set their own retirement age for staff – but only if the reasons for doing so meet both...
A landmark legal dispute brought by a solicitor who claims he was forcibly retired at 65, came to the Supreme Court this week, when the decision will be made legitimate and justifiable for law firm...
The Supreme Court has issued its long awaited judgment in the case of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Edwards.
A judge has ruled that a lap dancer can appeal an Employment Tribunal decision to establish whether she was “employed” by the club. This legal challenge will be of interest to all businesses using...
Although it is just over a year since the coming into force of the Equality Act as yet we have had no appeal decisions.
