Employment law

Many previous cases have considered the effect of post-transfer changes to an employee’s terms and conditions, and in particular the...

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) definition of “disability” includes conditions which, although the sufferer is not currently affected by them,...

Miss Eweida claimed that British Airways (BA) refusal to let her wear a small cross with her uniform was religious...

EATIn two recent cases the EAT considered how employers should conduct themselves when faced with the question of whether to...

The UK has a patchy track record in its deployment of migrant workers. Incidents such as the accident on a...

The Post Office could be liable for a £2m payout if an employment tribunal rules that it acted unlawfully when...

Gordon Brown used the draft Queen’s Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training.Revealing his...

Imelda Walsh’s flexible working review lacked independence from the government, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) implied this...

A major shake-up of discrimination laws is expected to be announced in Gordon Brown’s draft Queen’s Speech today.Brown will outline...

A prison officer has been awarded £43,875 in damages after she was victimised by colleagues for appearing as a witness...

The spate of new guidance from the Pensions Regulator and its extra powers to protect people whose company pension scheme...

Just what is the government’s position on increasing workplace rights for temps and agency workers?Ministers will insist that the government...

In Guru’s blog (‘Italian pay chaos inspires new equality theory’, Personneltoday.com/gurublog, 5 May), he suggests that part-timers don’t deserve pro-rata...

Lobbyists have hit back at a report by the TUC-backed Commission on Vulnerable Employment, saying employers shouldn’t be punished by...

Tighter immigration laws coming into effect this autumn will lead to confusion among employers, with HR professionals effectively becoming an...