Employment law

RSA employee unfairly dismissed for union activity

The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) has been ordered to pay nearly £7,000 to a former employee after it was found to have wrongly dismissed her for union activity.

Government sets out employment law reforms

The UK government has announced it will ensure EU equality and discrimination laws are reinstated before they expire at the end of the year, but other EU laws deemed to be a “burden” will now be...

Being told to ‘grow up’ not ageist, tribunal rules

A casino waitress who was told to ‘grow up’ following an argument and was referred to as ‘the black girl’ has lost her age and race discrimination claims.

Female firearms officer wins £30,000 in sexism case

Senior firearms officer Rebecca Kalam won £30,000 in case for sex discrimination and harassment after being given unsuitable equipment, ordered to strip into underwear during training and being forced...

The advantage of an external investigator

Following several allegations against high-profile figures hitting the front pages, the pressure to run a successful investigation has never been higher. 

TUC launches AI taskforce to safeguard workers’ rights

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has created a new taskforce to draft new legal protections to ensure AI is regulated fairly at work.

National Grid trainee wins £360,000 in sexual harassment tribunal

A trainee for National Grid has been awarded almost £360,000 after it was found that her manager sexually harassed her.

HR employment considerations when facing an M&A deal

This year has been challenging for dealmakers given declining deal volume. However, forecasters predict that deal flow could soon open up leading to an uptick in activity in mergers and acquisitions...

Employers threatened by “ticking time-bomb” of pay claims

The Equal Pay Act was introduced in the UK more than half a century ago, and yet many organisations still fail to pay male and female staff equally. Birmingham City Council, for one, is being forced...

Ruling against using agency workers in strikes will not be appealed by government

The government will not appeal the High Court decision that using agency workers to cover for workers on strike is unlawful.

Workplace bullying to be defined and abolished by new bill

Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, presented a bill to parliament on 11 July which aims to stamp out workplace bullying.

How to identify whistleblowing and protected disclosures

Workers across the country become whistleblowers every day through comments made in grievances, resignation letters, e-mails or in verbal conversations. Some see themselves as whistleblowers and...