Employment law

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.

Some frontline sectors such as childcare are often assumed to be 'too difficult' to implement flexible working. But almost any profession can embrace it.

What options do employees in the UK on Ukraine schemes have if they want to stay on in the long-term?

The companies say they will cut up to 7% of their combined employee base.

Volkswagen has agreed a deal with the IG Metall trade union that will avoid further strikes, plant closures in Germany and immediate compulsory redundancies.