Employment law

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...

Men more likely to go to tribunal than women

Employment disputes with male employees were significantly more likely to reach tribunal stage between 2011 and 2021 than those with female employees.

HR needs to do more to protect workers from abuse from third parties

In the wake of the #MeToo scandal, the UK government pledged to review the law on sexual harassment to assess its effectiveness.

Non-compete clauses will have three-month limit in the UK

Non-compete clauses in UK employment contracts will be subject to a statutory limit of three months under new government plans.