Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings yesterday became the first company in the UK to be convicted of the offence of corporate manslaughter, in a test case that will cause waves in the industry.

UK organisations have been warned to be cautious over the way they handle pregnant employees after a tribunal ruled that Bskyb had a demonstrated a "mindset adverse to pregnancy and maternity leave"...

Former Blackburn Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce, may have been unlawfully discriminated against when dismissed by the Lancashire club.

The controversial case of Gibb v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has gone to the heart of the highly relevant issue of whether employers can offer generous terms of payment for terminating...

By now it would be hoped that most employers are up to speed with their legal obligations in tackling stress and harassment in the workplace - that they as a minimum have specific policies in place...

An era of multi-million pound payouts for unfair dismissals could be about to begin, according to legal experts.

For some months over the winter, the High Court was hearing the case of Tullett Prebon v BGC Brokers, in which BGC was accused of the organised poaching of a team of brokers from Tullett.

A former employee at recruitment agency Reed has won a sexual discrimination case against the firm.

The decision of the Court of Appeal that agency workers are not necessarily entitled to protection under discrimination legislation has potentially far-reaching implications.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has won a Court of Appeal case that should pave the way for professionals, at risk of being struck off, to have legal representation during disciplinary...

The Court of Appeal's decision in the case of Lillian Ladele vs London Borough of Islington clarifies the position for employers when their employees object to carrying out aspects of their jobs...

Employers and staff have been given clarification on what type of behaviour constitutes 'harassment', following a tribunal hearing.