Thomas Cook: What to do if your business goes bust

Thomas Cook went into compulsory liquidation on 23 September, plunging thousands of employees into uncertainty

Wilko strikes: Pitfalls to avoid when changing contract terms

Thousands of workers at high-street chain Wilko have voted to walk out following a unilateral change to their working hours

Covert workplace recordings not gross misconduct

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...

Ladbrokes redundancies: Unorthodox processes risk unfair dismissal

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

Legal lowdown: The Natwest vegan-insult employee

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

Can you get fired by a computer?

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

Protections extended for whistleblowers

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Timis and another v Osipov has brought whistleblowing to the forefront yet again

Is veganism a protected characteristic?

A case brought by Jordi Casamitjana against the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) tests the boundaries of the Equality Act 2010

Employer duty of care often overlooked when disciplining employees

Employers must recognise that the risk of suicide arises during disciplinaries and dismissals

Legal lowdown: Unethical manager requests

Asking an employee to carry out something that is not necessarily illegal could fall within the category of unreasonable behaviour

Legal-ease: The importance of consistency

?The recent case of Doy v Clays serves as a reminder of the importance of consistency of treatment in disciplinary matters

Five top tips for giving notice of dismissal to employees

The Supreme Court has ruled written notice only becomes valid once read so now is the time for employers to review dismissal processes