Employers have been reminded of the need to take considerable care when checking employees' medical history as part of the recruitment process in the case of Cheltenham Borough Council vs Christine...

A disabled woman with a prosthetic arm has been awarded 8,000 because her employer Abercrombie & Fitch did not comply with employment law.

Cheltenham Borough Council says it is considering whether to appeal, after it yesterday lost a High Court case against its former managing director, Christine Laird.

Disgruntled employees could be put off filing false claims after an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled staff who fabricate allegations against their employers should be ordered to pay the legal costs.

Taylor Made Computer Solutions has asked a member of staff to work from home for a week to minimise the chances of staff and customers contracting swine flu.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

As many as 7,000 women will be able to pursue claims for equal pay following a Court of Appeal ruling yesterday.

Last month HR magazine reported employees taking long-term sickness absence would still be entitled to holiday pay and Gemma Parker explains this could be a cause of concern

Employers could be liable for racial discrimination if they fail to consider applicants from outside the European Union.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that workplace jibes do not have to be true to be discriminatory in the case of a heterosexual man who was taunted for being gay.

Scott has reached a six-figure settlement, estimated by national newspapers at 250,000, from Five after the 57- year-old accused the television channel of age discrimination.

A council that refused to follow an employment tribunals ruling has been forced to pay double the original compensation awarded to a former employee.