Employment law

The chairman of the Metropolitan Black Police Association has been dismissed for gross misconduct after exchanging thousands of racist, homophobic and misogynist WhatsApp messages.

Staff at advertising giant WPP launch a petition ahead of the introduction of a four-day office return policy.

Workers who started their careers during Covid are being urged to help with an inquiry into the “hybrid generation”.

The case brings into sharp focus the complexity of employment status – something that the Labour government has promised to simplify.

Prejudice over regional accents is rife in the legal profession, a KC has claimed, and should be made a legally protected characteristic.

The CIPD is urging employers to offer flexible working provisions as more weather warnings are issued across the UK.

The situation at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is described as “nuttier than a squirrel’s brunch”

Whisky shop worker's claim that an air kiss amounted to sexual harassment is dismissed at the employment tribunal.

What should organisations looking to bring in overseas talent look out for in 2025, asks Bates Wells’ Chetal Patel and Aisha Choudhry

The EU AI Act is due to come into force in February, and will impact any company that develops or deploys large language model tools in the EU.

Advertising giant WPP has informed its employees that they will have to return to the office for at least four days a week from April.

An MP has accused McDonald’s of running a ‘predator’s paradise’ and a ‘hotbed of harassment’ in a parliamentary select committee.

A tribunal has ruled that Addison Lee drivers are workers, who will now be entitled to backdated holiday pay and compensation for loss of earnings.

A hospital porter who was sacked for refusing to wear a face mask during the Covid pandemic has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination.

Women could be missing out on career opportunities if they are not present in the office, the chief executive of Nationwide has claimed.