Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.
Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.
A poll finds many have been ordered into work when they could have easily and safely worked from home.
Pimlico Plumbers is set to spend upwards of £1m on vaccinating its staff and expects to enforce a ‘no jab, no job’ policy.
Stephen Simpson looks at five important employment law cases that will grab the headlines in 2021, covering significant issues such...
Changes to bonuses, as businesses are impacted by the pandemic and Brexit crises, could well lead to tensions and legal cases.
MPs have urged Centrica’s bosses to withdraw their threat of firing and then rehiring engineers as a ballot closes on strike action at the company.
Furniture retailer Made.com is handing out shares in the company to all staff below senior management level, after achieving £1bn sales since it launched.
Tour operator Tui’s decision last month not to furlough seasonal workers attracted criticism not only from its workforce, but also...
Telecoms giant BT is potentially facing its first national strike in 33 years after staff expressed their willingness to take...
The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact...
A group of couriers for delivery firm Stuart have launched legal action against the company in a bid to be...
Changes to off-payroll regulations were postponed in April as employers dealt with the early challenges of the pandemic. Organisations need...
Workers at Heathrow Airport are set to strike for four days in December in a dispute over plans to ‘fire...
The government has now published its official guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended until 31...
In a less commented upon US ballot, California last week voted to exempt Uber and Lyft drivers from being classified as employees.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has started investigating why health and social care workers from ethnic minority backgrounds are more at risk of Covid-19.
