A new consultation has been launched which proposes to reintroduce modest fees within the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) systems, aiming to enhance the ongoing refinement of…

The latest developments in Employment Law is that the Government have announced a new consultation process in which it is seeking views on its proposal to re-introduce Employment Tribunal fees…

Soaring unemployment in the aftermath of COVID-19, on top of an existing backlog, has seen the highest level of employment tribunal claims in ten years. A person bringing an employment…

In this article with accompanying webinar recording, we look back over some of 2020’s key interesting employment tribunal cases, as well as consider how UK employment will be impacted by…

Employment Status - Referees Are part-time football referees employees, whose match fees and other payments are subject to PAYE, or independent contractors? In the case HMRC vs Professional Game Match…

M Gallacher vs Abellio Scotrail Ltd – An exceptional fair dismissal A fair dismissal requires a proper procedure to be followed, and the decision to dismiss to fall within the…

Working Time Regulations - Travel Time A group of home care providers were ordered to pay more than £100,000 in backdated earnings, equating to around £10,000 per employee, which was…

Redundancy Consultation Deciding the threshold for when collective consultation is triggered: Case UQ v Marclean Technologies SLU looks at when the threshold exists for when collective redundancy consultation is triggered.…

Marital Status Discrimination Bacon v Advanced Fire Solutions Ltd and Ellis: Less favourable treatment after announcing divorce was marital status discrimination Mrs Bacon’s husband joined the organisation after Mrs Bacon,…

Unfair Dismissal Chemcem Scotland Ltd v Ure: Unfair Dismissal? This is a case looking at whether an employee’s failure to return to work after maternity leave was a constructive unfair…