In the matter of Alcedo Orange Ltd v Ferridge-Gunn [2023], the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employment tribunal was wrong in finding that a pregnant employee's dismissal was discriminatory when it had not made clear findings as...

The forthcoming legislation is as follows: Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, which will enable eligible employed parents whose new-born baby is admitted to neonatal care to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave. This is in addition to other leave...

Employment Tribunal was held to have erred in law by focussing on the impact of termination of employment when deciding whether the Claimant was disabled In the case of Morris v Lauren Richards Ltd [2023] , the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) allowed an...

A settlement agreement is a contract between an employer and employee which brings the employment to an end on a no-fault basis.  By signing the agreement, which used to be known as a compromise agreement, the employee agrees to waive their statutory...

In June 2022 the Government published The Renters’ (Reform) Bill which contains new measures introduced to the private rental sector which includes abolishing "no-fault" evictions in England, allowing landlords to take back possession from...

Bullying has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks with Dominic Raab forced to resign as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, and CBI boss Tony Danker pushed out for behaviour that left staff feeling intimidated.   These cases...

Employment Tribunal finds that employee’s symptoms of long Covid constituted a disability despite his ability to be able to run substantial distances, attend the gym regularly and establish a separate side business At a preliminary hearing, the...

In Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd [2022] , the Claimant was employed by Roltec Engineering Ltd (Roltec) as a site fitter. He worked at a site that was operated and controlled by Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd (Tarmac) therefore providing services for the...

Social media cases in the Employment Tribunal have involved everything from employees posting derogatory comments about their employer, sharing offensive content, cyber bullying and everything in between. Here Laura Claridge from Clarkson Wright & Jakes...

As part of a ‘fair’ redundancy process, employers are required to consider whether there are any alternatives to redundancy.  Avoiding compulsory redundancies also avoids the loss of talent and the negative effect on morale that redundancies...