Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.
Employment tribunal fees: Out-of-time discrimination claim revived
It has been successfully argued before an employment tribunal that a discrimination claim – thrown out during the fees regime...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
Five ways HR can lead the way with GDPR
While the GDPR brings risks and eye-watering penalties for non-compliance, it also brings great opportunities for firms that use it...
Employment tribunal fees cases stayed
Cases arising from the Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor, which declared employment...
Commentary
Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?
Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...
Senior Managers Regime: New rules on references from 7 March
New rules regarding references in the financial services industry come into force on 7 March as part of the Senior...
Making the most of your gender pay gap report
With the gender pay gap reporting Regulations coming into force in April, it is critical that HR teams can understand...
Discrimination
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
Supreme Court gives gay man equal pension rights
The Supreme Court has granted an appeal in a case where a worker claimed his same-sex partner should get the...
Redundancy
Court victory expands collective consultation rights, claims Unison
A Court of Appeal decision “makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the...
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Redundancy pools: myth vs fact
Determining the correct composition of the redundancy pool is a step in the right direction to carrying out a fair...
Tupe
Top 10 HR questions July 2017: Data subject access requests
Employers will have less time to respond to data subject access requests under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...
Repeal Bill: No immediate change for workers’ rights
EU-derived legislation such as the Working Time Directive, TUPE and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply...
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Maternity & Paternity
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
Top 10 HR questions June 2017: Maximum workplace temperature
With a temperature of 34.5°C recorded at Heathrow, 21 June 2017 was Britain’s hottest June day for 40 years.
Whether...
