Employment Law

Cutting consultation periods for group redundancy risks unemployment, warns the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The Government is considering scaling back the 90-day time frame to make the process of dismissing…

The employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision that a lawyer suffered from unlawful discrimination based on his sexual orientation at a City firm. Lee Bennett’s claim of discrimination…

The latest penalties served by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) bring the total amount served by the ICO to organisations found in serious breach of the Data Protection Act to…

The CBI today commented on a written ministerial statement proposing an increase in visa fees, and an increase in UK-based visa application fees. Neil Carberry, CBI Director for Employment and…

A revolutionary new trainee solicitor model, targeted at City Law firms and in-house legal departments, is being launched by Acculaw and has already been welcomed by City stakeholders. Acculaw is…

Global law firm Squire Sanders Hammonds has launched a new, interactive iPhone application – the Employment Law Cloud. The app has been specifically designed to provide instant legal and HR…

A new website has been launched by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which could help staff who feel they have been the victim of workplace discrimination. The ‘Basic Rights @…

MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has today announced the launch of PeopleCert, a new employee screening service comprising a range of background checks for pre-employment and on-going…

From 6 April, UK businesses can no longer give notice to employees of their retirement under a default retirement age (DRA). Whilst Employment Minster Ed Davey hailed this reform as…

Confidence is shaky, there are calls for radical change, businesses claiming that tribunals are unfair and expensive, that the Tribunal system needs radical reform and that business need protection from…

From April 2011, fathers will have the right to take up to 26 weeks’ additional paternity leave (“APL”), if their partners decide to return to work early. These new rights…

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (“the Regulations”) were published in January 2010. With implementation delayed to 1 October 2011, it may feel like the pressure is off for now. However,…

As businesses are increasingly faced with reorganisation and redundancy, here are my top tips for dealing with the process: 1. Establish a genuine redundancy situation. You must have a factual…

Legislation to protect whistleblowers is in place to enable employees to report wrongdoing in the workplace without fear of being victimised or losing any of their employment rights. But what…

Allison Grant, partner for Lester Aldridge, offers her advice to employers about the do’s and don’ts of the infamous office Christmas party. The Christmas Party season has arrived! Employees and…

Yet another dismissal based on the Facebook activities of an employee has been reported at the Employment Tribunal. I am coming across these issues more and more in day to…