It's not discriminatory for employers to offer enhanced maternity pay but not enhanced Shared Parental Leave (SPL) pay

It was recently confirmed that it is possible to remove the part of a non-compete clause that is too wide without affecting the rest

There are wider lessons to draw from Wahaca being compelled to withdraw its practice of deducting pay from staff after customers left without paying

Social media amplifies discrimination issues to the extent that they can cross borders and pose difficult questions for employers

Individuals are rarely totally 'equal' and so the decision to reject a candidate if they don't fit positive discrimination criteria is a risk that few employers have wished to take so far

The European Court of Human Rights' decision in Lopez Ribalda and others v Spain offers a cautionary tale against covert workplace surveillance

A suspended employee may claim constructive (and potentially unfair) dismissal by arguing that the suspension is not justified, is a breach of contract or has gone on too long

As long as it remains in the EU (and potentially throughout any post-Brexit transition) the UK must interpret national legislation as far as possible in line with EU law

The approach taken by Ladbrokes in its most recent round of redundancies is problematic

It's not clear whether rudeness to customers amounts to gross misconduct

Automated systems aren't infallible, and without human oversight mistakes can be easily made

The latest employment tribunal case involving Olympic athlete Jessica Varnish is perhaps the most high-profile example of an employment status dispute to date