Employment law

Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.

The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to NHS Fife last month to remind the trust that changing rooms should include separate facilities for men and women.

MPs urge government to close loopholes that allow companies to exploit work insecurity and undercut Britain’s outstanding employers.  

A nurse who was deliberately left out of a tea round and was consistently ignored by a colleague has won £41,000 for constructive dismissal.

Are return to office mandates too high a risk for firms? More than half of employees believe that their location should not matter as long as they meet work expectations.

There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government. 

The number of women forced out of work for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave has gone up by 37% since 2016.

Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.

Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.

FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.

International students who do not secure graduate jobs within two years of finishing university could face deportation.

Starbucks is axing 1,100 jobs globally as it aims to increase efficiency and simplify its organisational structure.

The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.

The Labour government has come under increased scrutiny for placing constraints on businesses, despite its plans for growth. What lies ahead for IR35, single worker status and contractor employment?

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