Employment law

The recent case of Adams v Walsall Housing Group centred around the employer making two direct 'offers' to employees during a period of collective bargaining.

Judge recommends e-learning be updated to include freedom of belief training as part of judgment relating to ‘gender-fluid’ dachshund.

Amazon chief executive tells staff they must return to the office five days a week from January 2025, ending its hybrid working policy.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has rebutted accusations that the government’s Employment Rights Bill could stifle employers.

Only 36% of employees believe a full resolution achieved in workplace conflict they have experienced according to a CIPD report.

Deloitte UK announces it is equalising parental leave, the first of the Big Four accounting firms to do so.

Employers believe the UK will become less attractive to investors if new employment policies are introduced in their current form.

Teacher with autism who repeatedly raised grievances to receive £850k after tribunal finds he was discriminated against and victimised.

A group of campaigners has written to parliament this week urging the government to update the Equality Act 2010 to make Afro hair a protected characteristic.

A delivery business boss has won a case for constructive dismissal after he raised concerns about the safety of the e-bikes his company used.

The moves are meant to ‘reduce costs in Germany to a competitive level’ as the market for electric vehicles evolves.

Lloyd's management is now consulting on a new framework for dealing with behaviour aimed at ensuring better alignment with firms’ own internal HR and disciplinary processes.

A Metropolitan Police constable has been dismissed for using antisemitic language at work after colleagues reported his unacceptable behaviour.

Supreme Court unanimously rules that Tesco cannot fire and rehire distribution workers who receive ‘retained pay’ and reinstates injunction.

About 400 jobs will be lost at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, which is to close by the summer of 2025.