Employment tribunals are functioning at a snail’s pace, according to a survey from the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), threatening access to justice for both workers and employers.
HR has been warned that HMRC are likely to challenge the status of more consultants following changes to IR35 regulations.
As the UK economy slowly reopens, businesses are still in the throes of planning for a return to the office. However, we are not returning to the same environment or way of working we left and that...
Employers that take disciplinary action or otherwise penalise employees who have taken part in union-organised workplace disputes risk exposing themselves to tribunal claims, an employment tribunal...
The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Tesco workers who failed to receive equal pay for work of equal value carried out by others.
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 the outstanding employment tribunal (ET) cases were already a matter of concern, standing at a worrisome 35,653 for both single and multiple...
The recent case of Steer v Stormsure has caused a stir in employment law and HR because it has potential to significantly expand the scope of interim relief applications to allow them in...
The recent case of 'Allay v Gehlen' in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) shines the spotlight on workplace training. Training is done for various reasons –including because it is a legal...
The proposed European Super League threatens to breach the terms and conditions of players' contracts in the UK.
UK supermarket workers have been most effected by low earnings since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to The Living Wage Foundation.
In the UK, nearly half of whistleblower reports made by employees to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) between March 2020 and November 2020 related to employers’ failure to implement adequate...
A landmark judgment in the Supreme Court in February over Uber drivers’ employment status has far reaching consequences for employers.