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

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