I listened with interest to a BBC Radio 4 programme hosted by Evan Davis on employment tribunals as part of the excellent series called The Bottom Line. For all those who are or may be involved in...
The government’s new Bill of Rights proposes sweeping change to the human rights regime in the UK which will impact how the courts interpret employment law.
Following the news of strikes at the likes of Royal Mail, British Airways, Network Rail and Ryanair, around half (53%) of UK employers believe the country is entering a new, more unstable period of...
The number of employment tribunals referencing bullying allegations reached a record high in the last 12 months.
A UK worker who lost his job for refusing to go to work due to Covid safety concerns has been unsuccessful in his appeal to the employment tribunal.
In the recent case of Rachel Sunderland v Superdry, the tribunal found that Ms Sunderland had been unfairly constructively dismissed, harassed and directly discriminated against on the grounds of age,...
Our resident D&I expert Huma Qazi advises HR on recruitment and neurodiversity.
The rise in strikes across the UK, including planned actions from Royal Mail, British Airways, NHS doctors, barristers and teachers, means HR must be prepared to handle employee relations calmly and...
This month, trade union GMB has pledged to launch legal action against app-based taxi company Bolt regarding the status of its workers.
An employee with long Covid has won an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal, becoming the first person to successfully claim that the condition should be classed as a disability.
During lockdown in April 2020, nearly double the number of people reached out for support for the sharing of revenge porn compared to April 2019.
Businesses must take more action to ensure they provide Sharia-compliant pension schemes for their Muslim employees.