Employers across the UK are naturally preoccupied with the COVID-19 outbreak at present.
No, declared the Supreme Court in a decision handed down yesterday (1 April).
According to a recent employment tribunal case the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) do apply to workers
Outspoken Amazon employees have raised questions over whether climate change is a philosophical belief and therefore protected by law
Ride-hailing company Uber is reportedly trying to establish a new category to exonerate itself of any responsibility for its employees
What do employers need to be aware of as they enter the new year?
Last week an employment tribunal found that ‘ethical veganism’ is entitled to protection under the Equality Act 2010
The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are entitled to the statutory protections afforded to whistleblowers, which could have ramifications for other categories of worker such as volunteers
Recent case law has highlighted what employers can and can't enforce
Recent case law has clarified whether employees can expect personal information used in disciplinary investigations to remain private
Case law has shown judges don't view employees' covert recordings as misconduct. But fostering 'conversational intelligence' in the workplace will help prevent such incidents arising in the first...
A recent case in the Supreme Court has shown how far courts can command employers to amend the wording of contracts and restrictive covenants