Legal opinion

Speculation is rife for what the new Prime Minister intends for employment law, but John Hayes believes the most likely outcome would be mere tinkering.

The government is yet to respond to its consultation on flexible working. Anthony Purvis looks at existing legislation and what...

Employment lawyer Nicola Smyrl examines the new rules and potential costs around digital right-to-work checks

Caroline Philipps and Mike Tremeer examine a recent appeal where redactions of client identities were refused.

Employment lawyer Sarah Evans says the Angela Rayner scandal emphasises the government's inaction to introduce new duties on employers to prevent harassment at work.

Christian doctor dismissed for refusing to refer to transgender people by their preferred pronouns is appealing a 2019 judgment at the employment tribunal.

As more details emerge of the government’s flagship Scale-up visa, Vanessa Ganguin examines the potential benefits for employers and applicants.

The Court of Appeal judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith ruled that holiday pay can carry over and accumulate until a contract ends. Holly Milne examines the detail

Diversity in the workplace is unanimously agreed to be a good thing, but the law governing routes to achieving this is less favourably regarded.

It is imperative that employers understand how to handle flexible working requests and consider the risks associated with them.

This week’s 11th hour decision not to make vaccination against Covid-19 a condition of employment in NHS and social care...

Darren Newman explains the potential risks reducing sick pay for the unvaccinated in terms of contractual entitlements, discrimination and employee relations.

As some employers reveal that they have removed contractual sick pay from unvaccinated staff, Joanne Moseley examines the legal risks...

Fifteen years after the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 came into force, Sarah Evans examines why the law, since suberseded...

A House of Lords debate on the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay reporting outlined why this issue needs a business...